Hazards & Vulnerability
What do geographers call a natural or human‑made event that has the potential to cause harm, even if it hasn’t happened yet?
What is a hazard?
The "risk" in disaster risk measures this.
That is the likelihood and potential severity of damage or loss?
This country had more reliable and modern infrastructure during its major earthquake
What is Japan?
The imaginary line that circles Earth halfway between the poles
What is the equator?
This country has its capital city at the highest elevation in the world
What is Bolivia?
This term describes how much damage a community is likely to suffer based on its weaknesses.
What is vulnerability?
Emergency warnings, practice evacuations, and hazard education all have this in common.
They are preparedness strategies.
After the Haiti earthquake, this is the reasons so many buildings collapse so easily?
What is because building standards were weak and structures were poorly built?
This continent contains the world’s largest tropical rainforest
What is South America?
Name the continent that has no permanent human population
What is Antartica?
Name one human factor that can increase a community’s vulnerability to hazards.
What is poor infrastructure, poverty, or lack of education?
When rescue teams enter an area immediately after a hazard strikes, they are in this state of disaster management.
What is response?
This country uses advanced early‑warning technology to alert citizens before shaking begins?
What is Japan
This country is both the smallest in land area AND a fully independent state
What is Vatican City?
the river that flows through Egypt an Sudan.
What is the Nile?
If two towns experience the same cyclone, but one suffers far more damage, what key concept explains the difference?
What is vulnerability?
Rebuilding roads, restoring power, and repairing homes belong to this part of the disaster cycle.
What is recovery?
Name one reason why did Japan recover faster after its 2011 earthquake compared to Haiti in 2010
What is because of stronger resources, better planning, and more organised government response.
Name the mountain range that resides on the West coast of South America.
What are the Andes?
A chain of islands formed by volcanic activity, like Japan or Indonesia has this name.
What is an archipelago?
Which concept refers to the number of people and things located in the area where a hazard occurs?
What is exposure?
Name one strategy a government can use to reduce long‑term risk before a hazard occurs.
What is strengthening building codes, improving land‑use planning, or constructing levees.
When comparing the two earthquakes, this key factor explains why similar hazards caused very different death tolls?
What are different levels of vulnerability?
The country that won the most gold medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
What is Norway?
The last grade 11 Geography teacher at SALC before Mr Bull
Who is Ms Barclay?