GG231- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 31 pages long!)
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Risk assessment: risk: the product of the probability of a hazardous event and the expected damage if the event does occur. Indian ocean tsunami in december 2004: hurricane katrina in august 2004, haiti earthquake in january 2010. In the last map (c) the economic variable has been adjusted to the earning capacity of the countries. In this case which areas are hardest hit economically: middle east, africa, south asia, central america, how does this differ from map b, usa and europe are less affected. Largest killer of people: (1) flooding. (2) earthquakes. (3) volcanoes. (4) windstorms. 1. 4 prediction and warning: prediction: predicting a hazardous event such as an earthquake involves specifying the date and size of event, forecast: less precise and has uncertainty. Destruction was exacerbated by poor building materials and insufficient attention to planning. [type here: heavy unsupported walls, failure to use reinforcing steel rods. Earthquakes are one of the most destructive hazards.
