AQA A Level Geography - Hazards
2024 Exam
Question and Answers
Hazard - Answer>> Something that is a potential threat to
human life or property.
Natural hazards - Answer>> Are caused by natural processes
What are the three types of natural hazards? - Answer>>
Geophysical hazards, atmospheric hazards and hydrological
hazards.
Disaster - Answer>> When a hazard actually seriously affects
humans.
Vulnerability - Answer>> How susceptible a population is to the
damage caused by a hazard.
Impacts of hazards - Answer>> Hazards can have significant
impact while they are occurring and often need an emergency
response. Impacts can also go on for a long time after the Hazard
has passed.
How do you people circumstances affect their perception of
hazards? - Answer>> People view hazards in different ways for
example some people believe that they will never experience a
hazard and some adapt their lifestyle to minimise risk and some
accept hazards as being beyond their control
How do peoples circumstances affect the perception of hazards?
- Answer>> Their perceptions are affected by their economic
, social and cultural background. Wealth if they can afford to move
away, religion some people feel they are acts of God to punish
people, education they have a better understanding of the risks
and how they may be able to reduce them past experiences and
personality.
There are many responses to hazards that individuals and the
government may take, to try to reduce vulnerability and its
impacts. - Answer>> People may try to prevent a hazard or
juices magnitude for example building flood defences.
Risk sharing involves sharing the cost of reducing hazard, the
benefits of preventing it and the cost of not preventing it.
People may try to mitigate the impacts of a hazard this could be
by protection and adaptation.
Fatalism
Governments may coordinate responses to a hazard to manage
effectively.
Hazard incidence - Answer>> How often a Hazard occurs.
Magnitude or intensity - Answer>> How powerful the hazard is
Distribution - Answer>> The areal extent of the hazard.
Low incidence and high magnitude hazards are - Answer>>
More destructive.
Level of development can affect how well countries manage
hazards affectively - Answer>> Because of lack of wealth and
technology.
What does the park model show? - Answer>> The park model
shows the different phases of response to a hazard.
2024 Exam
Question and Answers
Hazard - Answer>> Something that is a potential threat to
human life or property.
Natural hazards - Answer>> Are caused by natural processes
What are the three types of natural hazards? - Answer>>
Geophysical hazards, atmospheric hazards and hydrological
hazards.
Disaster - Answer>> When a hazard actually seriously affects
humans.
Vulnerability - Answer>> How susceptible a population is to the
damage caused by a hazard.
Impacts of hazards - Answer>> Hazards can have significant
impact while they are occurring and often need an emergency
response. Impacts can also go on for a long time after the Hazard
has passed.
How do you people circumstances affect their perception of
hazards? - Answer>> People view hazards in different ways for
example some people believe that they will never experience a
hazard and some adapt their lifestyle to minimise risk and some
accept hazards as being beyond their control
How do peoples circumstances affect the perception of hazards?
- Answer>> Their perceptions are affected by their economic
, social and cultural background. Wealth if they can afford to move
away, religion some people feel they are acts of God to punish
people, education they have a better understanding of the risks
and how they may be able to reduce them past experiences and
personality.
There are many responses to hazards that individuals and the
government may take, to try to reduce vulnerability and its
impacts. - Answer>> People may try to prevent a hazard or
juices magnitude for example building flood defences.
Risk sharing involves sharing the cost of reducing hazard, the
benefits of preventing it and the cost of not preventing it.
People may try to mitigate the impacts of a hazard this could be
by protection and adaptation.
Fatalism
Governments may coordinate responses to a hazard to manage
effectively.
Hazard incidence - Answer>> How often a Hazard occurs.
Magnitude or intensity - Answer>> How powerful the hazard is
Distribution - Answer>> The areal extent of the hazard.
Low incidence and high magnitude hazards are - Answer>>
More destructive.
Level of development can affect how well countries manage
hazards affectively - Answer>> Because of lack of wealth and
technology.
What does the park model show? - Answer>> The park model
shows the different phases of response to a hazard.
