HPS22S Chapter 7-8 Quizz

Assets – or (a)   – is a generic term that signifies everything that

might be exposed to hazards, ranging from buildings to the economy and from

individual persons to communities.

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A (a)   is a mapping unit that has more or less the same

characteristics in terms of elements at risk.

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(a)   can be affected directly by the hazard (a house is flooded, a person

is injured by a landslide) or indirectly because services are interupted, roads are

blocked and factories are closed.

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(a)   is expressed as the likelihood of loss of life, injury or destruction

and damage from a disaster in a given period of time.

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Risk = Hazard x (a)   x Vulnerability

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There is no such thing as a natural disaster, but (a)   often follow natural

hazards.

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(a)   : it can increase or decrease according to our ability to reduce

vulnerability

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Disasters threaten development, just as development (a)   disaster risk.

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(a)   represents the stock of property and infrastructure exposed to

a hazard, and it can include socioeconomic factors.

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A (a)   is not the inevitable consequence of a hazard event, and

much can be done to reduce the exposure and vulnerability of populations living

in areas where natural hazards occur, whether frequently or infrequently

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