GEOL 1700 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Environmental Geology, Ozone Depletion
7 Feb 2017
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*environmental geology - a science which objectively studies geologic information and applies it to contemporary environmental problems such as pollution, waste management, resource extraction, natural hazards, and human health. System any entity with a combination of interconnected components. Geologic hazard any geologic process or material that are harmful, hazardous, or costly to humans. Rapid onset geohazard events or processes, such as earthquakes and flash floods, that strike quickly with little warning (e. g. , earthquakes, flash flooding, local. Anthropogenic/human hazard - hazards that result from pollution and degradation of the environment. Examples include acid rain, surface and ground-water contamination, exposure to hazardous and radioactive wastes, ozone depletion, and global warming. Pollution - the unfavorable alteration of the environment by humans. Recurrence interval = average time between major events, such as earthquakes or. Magnitude the destructive power of a geologic process or hazard.
