[EARTHSC 2GG3] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 30 pages long Study Guide!
1 Dec 2016
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Atmospheric effects: gravitational attraction, driven by the force of gravity, e. g: downslope movement. Understanding the risk of hazards: the history of an area can provide insight on its risk of hazards, the following provide clues, maps, historic documents, journals, aerial photos, weather and climate data, craters, faults, valleys. Mitigating loss: accurate predictions are forecasts are necessary in order to reduce loss, prediction: a specific time, date, location, and magnitude of the event, forecast: a range of probability for the event. Earth"s resources: rapid population growth is currently occurring in most developing countries, many people live in areas that are prone to hazards, the red outlines are where earthquakes are most likely to hit. Population growth: human population reached 7 billion in late. 2011: india and china combined account for 1/3 of. Earth"s population: blue = high income, yellow = low income, purple = middle income.
