單元一．World at Risk：練習題

Which of the following locations is identified in the specification as a multiple hazard zone (hazard hotspot) due to the frequency of different hazard events?

What has been the general global trend regarding disaster impacts over the last few decades?

According to the disaster risk equation, if a country reduces its vulnerability by implementing land-use zoning, but its capacity to cope also decreases due to political instability, what happens to the overall Risk (R)?

Which of the following is classified as a geophysical hazard rather than a hydro-meteorological hazard?

How do ENSO (El Niño Southern Oscillation) cycles specifically contribute to hydro-meteorological hazards in the Pacific basin?

Name two sources of evidence used by geographers to reconstruct long-term changes to the Earth's climate during the Quaternary period.

Explain why global economic losses from hazards are increasing while death tolls are generally falling.

Identify two examples of hydro-meteorological hazards as defined in the syllabus.

(a) Define the term natural hazard.
(b) State the mathematical formula for the disaster risk equation as used in the study of global hazards.
(c) Identify one example of a geophysical hazard and one example of a hydro-meteorological hazard.