Hazards vs. Disasters
Damage
Hazard Prediction
Mitigation
Reading graphs
100
A naturally occurring event that can have a negative effect on humans or the environment.
Natural Hazard
100
What natural hazard contains strong winds that can destroy homes, buildings, roads, trees, and crops?
Tornadoes
100
What is 1 kind of natural hazard that is unpredictable?
Earthquake, Volcanic eruption, Tsunami, etc.
100
What are the 3 steps of Natural Hazard mitigation?
Prepare, Respond, Recover
100
What years had the most deaths due to floods?
1970-1979
200
A natural hazard that causes widespread injury, death, or property damage.
Natural Disaster
200
Which natural disaster can cause house fires, wildfires, toxic gasses to enter the atmosphere, melt ice and snow making mudflows/lahars, and put ash into the atmosphere blocking sunlight?
Volcanoes
200
How can history help us predict natural hazards?
Shows patterns of events.
200
What is the most common way to alert people and cities of oncoming natural hazards?
Sirens or Alarms
200
According to this infographic, what is the most common natural disaster happening in the USA?
Tornadoes
300
The type of natural hazard that happens the MOST around the world.
FLOODS
300
The Ring of Fire is a circle of volcanoes on the fault lines surrounding the Pacific Ocean. What other kinds of natural hazards can happen near the Ring of Fire?
Earthquakes and Tsunamis
300
What is the LARGEST factor in predicting a landslide or mudflow?
The SLOPE of the land.
300
What is the American government's agency that helps with natural disaster plans?
FEMA
300
According to this graph of natural disasters, which state seems the safest to live in?
Montana, North Dakota, or South Dakota
400
Landslides, earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions are examples of what kind of natural hazards?
Geologic hazards
400
Where can you live to avoid earthquake hazards?
Away from fault lines.
400
What is 1 kind of technology that scientists use to monitor the earth for natural hazards?
GPS, seismograms, tiltmeters, etc.
400
What is the name of the American group that gives the most assistance to victims of natural disasters?
The Red Cross
400
According to this graph, which natural hazard occurs most regularly?
Severe Storms
500
Droughts, hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, severe thunderstorms, and floods are examples of what kind of natural hazards?
Weather and Climate hazards
500
Where can you live to avoid flood hazards?
On hilltops or higher ground.
500
What kind of severe thunderstorm can create tornadoes?
A supercell.
500
If you live in a city that is located in 'tornado alley', what is 1 thing you can do to always be prepared for a tornado?
Have a SAFE place to hide.
Have a family plan for safety.
500
Which continent would be best to live on if you never wanted to encounter a tornado?
Africa or Australia.