A LEVEL GEOGRAPHY CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION EXAMS SOLVED QUESTIONS
STUDY GUIDE GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ What is a natural hazard? Answer: A natural hazard is an event that
threatens both life and property
◉ What are the different types of natural hazards? Answer: -
geophysical
- atmospheric
- hydrological
◉ What is a geophysical hazard? Answer: caused by the movement of
tectonic plates
◉ What is an atmospheric hazard? Answer: created by the process
occurring in our atmosphere
◉ What is a hydrological hazard? Answer: created by water bodies,
mainly the ocean
◉ What is hazard perception? Answer: the way in which someone
understands or interprets a hazard
,◉ What is fatalism? Answer: acceptance, a view that nothing cab be
done to mitigate the hazard and therefore the outcome, loss will be
inevitable
◉ How can the hazard management cycle help us to understand
natural hazards? Answer: - the hazard management cycle is a model
shown as a 4-stage continuous cycle
- each stage is linked to the next, but there will also be overlap
between the stages
- the cycle involves key players/ stakeholders: the government,
international organisations, businesses and community groups
◉ What is the hazard management cycle? Answer: shows phases of
response, recovery, mitigation and preparedness in the management of
a hazard
◉ Recovery (Hazard management cycle) Answer: - in the short-term,
how can the affected area regain its essential services to aid long term
recovery
- in the long-term, how will the impacted area return to 'normal'
◉ Response (Hazard management cycle) Answer: - speed will depend
of the effectiveness of emergency response teams and level of
preparedness
- short term response will focus on saving lives
- assessment of damage will determine level of recovery required
, ◉ Prevention and mitigation (Hazard management cycle) Answer: -
how can the impact of an event be lessened
- will these be short to long- term options, hard engineered or soft?
- how much aid assistance will come from over seas?
- will communities be insured even in HICs?
◉ Preparation (Hazard management cycle) Answer: - is the
community ready for the next hazard (education) ?
- good preparation allows for a more effective response to another
event
- high risk areas tend to be better prepared
◉ Park's response model Answer: shows the changing quality of life
through different phases of a disaster
◉ What is a multi hazard zone? Answer: an area which is prone to a
range of hazards, some of these may be interrelated, such as
earthquake triggering landslide
◉ How does Degg's model help to explain the importance of
vulnerability? Answer: Dr Martin Degg believes that a hazard
becomes a disaster when a vunerable population cannot cope using its
own resources, he has shown this concept in a 'disaster model', the
greater the scale of the natural hazards and the more venerable the
population , the greater the disaster will be
◉ What are the venerability factors? Answer: - economic status
EVALUATION EXAMS SOLVED QUESTIONS
STUDY GUIDE GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ What is a natural hazard? Answer: A natural hazard is an event that
threatens both life and property
◉ What are the different types of natural hazards? Answer: -
geophysical
- atmospheric
- hydrological
◉ What is a geophysical hazard? Answer: caused by the movement of
tectonic plates
◉ What is an atmospheric hazard? Answer: created by the process
occurring in our atmosphere
◉ What is a hydrological hazard? Answer: created by water bodies,
mainly the ocean
◉ What is hazard perception? Answer: the way in which someone
understands or interprets a hazard
,◉ What is fatalism? Answer: acceptance, a view that nothing cab be
done to mitigate the hazard and therefore the outcome, loss will be
inevitable
◉ How can the hazard management cycle help us to understand
natural hazards? Answer: - the hazard management cycle is a model
shown as a 4-stage continuous cycle
- each stage is linked to the next, but there will also be overlap
between the stages
- the cycle involves key players/ stakeholders: the government,
international organisations, businesses and community groups
◉ What is the hazard management cycle? Answer: shows phases of
response, recovery, mitigation and preparedness in the management of
a hazard
◉ Recovery (Hazard management cycle) Answer: - in the short-term,
how can the affected area regain its essential services to aid long term
recovery
- in the long-term, how will the impacted area return to 'normal'
◉ Response (Hazard management cycle) Answer: - speed will depend
of the effectiveness of emergency response teams and level of
preparedness
- short term response will focus on saving lives
- assessment of damage will determine level of recovery required
, ◉ Prevention and mitigation (Hazard management cycle) Answer: -
how can the impact of an event be lessened
- will these be short to long- term options, hard engineered or soft?
- how much aid assistance will come from over seas?
- will communities be insured even in HICs?
◉ Preparation (Hazard management cycle) Answer: - is the
community ready for the next hazard (education) ?
- good preparation allows for a more effective response to another
event
- high risk areas tend to be better prepared
◉ Park's response model Answer: shows the changing quality of life
through different phases of a disaster
◉ What is a multi hazard zone? Answer: an area which is prone to a
range of hazards, some of these may be interrelated, such as
earthquake triggering landslide
◉ How does Degg's model help to explain the importance of
vulnerability? Answer: Dr Martin Degg believes that a hazard
becomes a disaster when a vunerable population cannot cope using its
own resources, he has shown this concept in a 'disaster model', the
greater the scale of the natural hazards and the more venerable the
population , the greater the disaster will be
◉ What are the venerability factors? Answer: - economic status
