1.1 - Components of Risk: Hazard, Exposure, and Vulnerability
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Practice Questions
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What is a hazard?
💡 Hint: Think about natural events like storms or earthquakes.
Define exposure in terms of disaster risk.
💡 Hint: Consider what might be at risk during a disaster.
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What is a hazard?
💡 Hint: Consider the broader definition that includes both natural and human elements.
True or False: Exposure refers only to the geographical area at risk.
💡 Hint: Think about what elements are affected by exposure.
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Assess how urban planning could reduce vulnerability to flooding in large cities.
💡 Hint: Focus on infrastructural changes and policies.
Evaluate the implications of ignoring technological hazards in risk assessments of industrial zones.
💡 Hint: Consider how accidents could occur without proper protocols.
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