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level: Natural Hazards

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level questions: Natural Hazards

Question	Answer
A natural hazard is a sudden, extreme event making the natural environment...	Difficult to manage
Natural hazards disrupt _______ life	Human
Natural hazards can cause __________ impact on an area	Social, economic and environmental
Natural hazards have more of an impact in...	Low income countries
Three main types of natural hazards are Atmospheric, Geological and...	Flooding
Hazard risk is the probability of being effected by what?	Natural hazards
What is a Geological hazard?	A hazard which occurs when the Earth's crust moves
What is an Atmospheric hazard?	A hazard which occurs due to extreme weather conditions
Plate boundaries are also known as ?	Fault lines
Natural hazards are?	Environmental events threatening humans
Which factor can influence the impact of a hazard?	Humans
Name one of four main factors affecting risk	Urbanisation
What is the most frequent and deadliest natural hazard?	Floods
What is the second most frequent natural hazard?	Tropical storm
Droughts are which type of natural hazard?	Atmospheric
Tornadoes and Lightning are bother which types of natural hazards?	Atmospheric
Heatwaves and wildfires are which types of natural hazards?	Atmospheric
Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are considered which types of a natural hazards?	Geological
Landslides and sink holes are both which types of natural hazards?	Geological
Storm surges and glacial bursts are which types of natural hazards?	Floods
Huge waves caused by earthquakes are known as?	Tsunami
The most powerful storm ever recorded by both central pressure and sustained winds up to 215 mph was?	Hurricane Patricia
What occurs when a natural event overlaps with human activities?	Natural Hazard
A snow storm is which type of natural hazard?	Atmospheric