Natural Hazards Quiz

What is a natural hazard?

• An extreme natural event that threatens people or has the potential to cause damage, destruction and death.

• A hazard resulting from the movement of tectonic plates.

• An extreme hazard caused by human activity.

• A hazard caused by climate change.

Which of the following is an example of a tectonic hazard?

• Flooding

• Drought

• Volcanic eruption

• Landslide

What type of hazard is a tsunami?

• Tectonic

• Both geomorphological and tectonic

• Climatic

• Neither climatic nor tectonic

Which hazard is caused by rising temperature?

• Droughts

• Volcanoes

• Earthquakes

• Tsunamis

What is a tectonic hazard?

• A hazard that occurs when the climate becomes too hot and causes drought.

• A hazard that occurs because of a movement of the Earth’s crust.

• A hazard that occurs as the result of extreme weather conditions.

• A hazard that occurs as the result of human actions.

Which of the following factors affect the risk from natural events such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and floods?

• Level of economic development

• Geographical location

• All of the above

• Urbanisation

Natural events, such as volcanic eruptions or earthquakes that occur away from humans and properties are not considered natural hazards.

• False

• Depends on the location

• True

• Depends on the magnitude

What is a climatic hazard?

• A hazard that occurs as the result of certain atmospheric conditions.

• A hazard caused by the movement of the Earth’s crust.

• A hazard that occurs when it becomes too hot.

• A hazard caused by human activity.

Which of the following is not a factor that affects hazard risk?

• Urbanisation

• Population increase

• Economic development

• They all affect hazard risk.

True or false? An increase in the frequency and magnitude of a natural hazard can affect hazard risk.

• Only frequency affects it

• True

• Only magnitude affects it

• False