Natural hazards：練習問題

• a.

  A natural event that poses a major risk to people and property.

• b.

  A physical process that occurs only at constructive plate margins.

• c.

  A biological process that occurs in the absence of human life.

• d.

  A human-induced event that causes significant environmental damage.

• a.The cost of repairing infrastructure
• b.The destruction of natural habitats
• c.Loss of crops and livestock
• d.Disruption of community services and loss of life

• a.

  LICs often have lower quality infrastructure and fewer resources for immediate and long-term response

• b.

  LICs are geographically located closer to all types of plate margins

• c.

  HICs have smaller populations, which naturally reduces the risk to life

• d.

  Climate change only affects the frequency of hazards in LIC regions

• a.

  An increase in the number of people living in vulnerable areas.

• b.

  Improving the quality of emergency housing and healthcare.

• c.

  The implementation of early warning systems in coastal areas.

• d.

  The use of earthquake-proof engineering in city skyscrapers.

• a.Urbanisation and population growth in vulnerable coastal or tectonic areas.
• b.The development of more accurate early warning systems in LICs.
• c.A decrease in the frequency of volcanic eruptions at conservative margins.
• d.A global shift towards using renewable energy sources for mitigation.

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