GEOG 1350 Final: Geography Exam Review

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Catastrophe: an event that causes damage to people and property on such a scale that recovery is long and complex. Natural processes that produce catastrophes include floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunami, volcanic eruptions and large wildfires. Disaster: a brief event that causes great damage or loss of life in a limited geographic area. Biochemical cycle: the cycling of chemical elements or compounds through the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and lithosphere. Forecast: the public announcement that a flood, earthquake, volcanic eruption or other event is likely to occur during a specific period, commonly with a statement of probability. Prediction: warning of a hazardous event; time, date, location and magnitude. Hazard: a natural process that poses a potential threat to people and property. Some hazards can be predicted, most can be forecasted. Risk: the probability of a hazardous event occurring multiplied by the impact on people and property. Magnitude: the amount of energy released during an earthquake (intensity- measure of the severity.