GGR378H5 Study Guide - Final Guide: Rhyolite, Plinian Eruption, Strombolian Eruption
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1. (5 marks) five terms are bolded in the article and listed again here. Please define them in your own words. disaster: is a serious negative impact caused by a hazardous event beyond the ability of the community to cope with mitigation: taking actions to reduce risk. List and briefly describe three ways in which building codes or differences in construction techniques or materials can make a big difference in controlling damage from earthquakes: shake tables for buildings. Please define primary, secondary, and tertiary impacts and give two examples of each that are typically caused by tsunamis. Secondary: not a direct result of the hazard but something that would not have occurred without the hazard first. Tertiary: again not a direct result of the hazard but the impact may not be immediately realized. Please outline the main differences in the impacts of natural disasters on wealthy countries, contrasted with the impacts on poorer, less economically developed countries.
