Natural Hazard Mitigation

Natural Hazard _________ are efforts to forecast the occurrence, intensity and effects of natural hazards.

• Mitigation

• Prediction

• Understanding

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Choose ALL that apply.

A natural hazard prediction can be IMPROVED by...?

• Collecting and analyzing data

• Gaining scientific understanding

• Using the scientific method

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

_____________ are used to evaluate the likelihood that a natural hazard will happen in a given place.

• Historical data

• Current data

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Hazard _________ describe efforts to prevent or reduce property damage or loss of life caused by natural disasters.

• Mitigation

• Prediction

• Understanding

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

Order the following mitigation steps from what is done first to what is done last.

• Response

• Recovery

• Preparation

Choose ALL that apply.

What types of data might be useful in mitigation efforts for an area that experiences frequent floods?

• average income of residents of the area

• elevation mapping of the area

• historic information on rainfall patterns

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which mitigation step is this?

Providing people with information and services as an event occurs and later

• Preparation

• Response

• Recovery

Which mitigation step is this?

Educating people on what to expect, what to do, and where to go

• Preparation

• Response

• Recovery

Which mitigation step is this?

Occurs after a disaster and is the last stage of mitigation

• Preparation

• Response

• Recovery

Organize each definition and example into the correct Mitigation Step

Groups:

(a) Preparation

,

(b) Response

,

(c) Recovery

• Example: communication via radios and phones

• Occurs after a disaster and is the last stage of mitigation

• educating people on what to expect, what to do, and where to go

• providing people with information and services as an event occurs and later

• Example: providing temporary shelter and services

• Example: Building codes