01:450:102 Study Guide - Final Guide: Cyclone Nargis, Cyclone Sidr, Natural Hazard
28 Jan 2020
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Https://quizlet. com/207175248/global-environment-exam-3-flash-cards/ https://quizlet. com/177670333/globa-environmenr-final-flash-cards/ https://quizlet. com/293582253/global-environment-final-exam-flash-cards: know the difference between a natural hazard and a natural disaster. Natural hazard: unexpected or uncontrollable natural event of unusual magnitude that threatens the activities of people or people themselves. of property or caused injury and/or death. Natural disaster: natural hazard that actually resulted in widespread destruction: understand the disaster risk equation , especially the social causes of vulnerability, and the social factors that affect the capacity to cope. Look back at the slides for lecture 17 and know what made people living in bangladesh during. Cyclone sidr (2007) and people living in myanmar/burma during cyclone nargis (2008). Provision of shelters - were 1500 each holding 5000 ppl. Dictatorship didn"t provide similar investment in disaster preparedness. The earth processes that can cause a tsunami to develop. Sudden rise or fall of earth"s crust under or near the ocean. Creates rise or fall in the level of ocean above.
