EARTHSS 17 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Exponential Growth, Natural Hazard, Convergent Boundary
28 May 2016
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Japan"s population is shrinking by -0. 1% per year. In 1998, the total population was 126 million. 122 million people: an insurance company decides on the cost of a policy for a natural hazard by . Assessing risk using its recurrence interval: along the andaman coast of thailand, the recurrence interval for a large tsunami is 550 years. This means that after the last tsunami in 2004, the next one can be expected in the year 2554. (true or false?) False: zoning to restrict building in hazardous areas, creating and enforcing building codes and education are considered hard" solutions in disaster preparation, because they can permanently change people"s behaviors. (true or false?) A tsunami warning is in effect for the solomon islands for sunday august 10 2013 between 3 and 5 am, with the tsunami waves being 3-5 m high. this statement is a. On top of these blocks are additional masses.
