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factors affecting hazard risk - Coggle Diagram
factors affecting hazard risk
natural factors
rock type (earthquake)
shape of coastline (tsunami)
Magnitude
the size of the event massively effects the impact it has
e.g.
A hurricane of magnitude 5 on the Saffir Simpson scale will have more impact than that which has a magnitude 3
Frequency
how often it occurs
the more it occurs, the more prepared a country is
population density and distribution
the number of people in an area
the more people, the greater the disaster
a hazard in a less dense place will have less impact than to one in a densly populated place
Level of development
how much money is available to prepare, prevent and protect
government- how stable the government is
technology- this helps them predict events and therefore prepare for them
planning laws- HICs have laws to prevent buildings being in hazardous areas
agencies- many agencies can act quickly to help people after a disaster
Management
predict- some are easier to predict than others. can be identified by satellites and other technology
prepare- if a place is well prepared then I can limit the impact of the hazard.
prevent- can be preventing damage to buildings through strict rules
Education
regardless to the level of development. people can still be educated to survival of natural hazards
this will help the future generations being able to prepare better and reduce the damage done
time
the amount of time can influence the impact
if the hazard occurs when people are asleep, people can be unprepared and lead to losts of deaths