Natural Hazards

what is a natural hazard?

• catastrophic events that impact humans positively

• geologic event or weather event that occurs naturally and impact human negatively

• only weather events that impact humans negatively

Geologic events (earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides) are...

• natural events

• man made events

• planned events

What is a catastrophe?

• an extreme natural event that is positive for the environment

• an extreme and destructive event

• a mild and safe event

which is the most common natural hazard?

• floods

• tornadoes

• tsunamis

True or False: Floods can damage property and kill living things

• True

• False

what can increase flood damage?

• soil that is not absorbable

• not absorbable soil and poor drainage systems

• not absorbable soil, poor drainage systems, and cemented ground

what is a hurricane?

• extreme geologic event or weather event that occurs naturally and impacts humans positively

• spinning columns of air that are smaller than hurricanes.

• violent storms that form over warm ocean waters

  and can move over coastal land

what is the center of the hurricane called?

• the bullseye

• the target

• the eye

how are the winds in the center of the hurricane described?

• violent and dangerous

• calm

• mild

Hurricanes pass through how many stages?

• 2

• 3

• 5