What is the Ring of Fire? 0 a) An area in central Japan with a long history of earthquakes and tsunamis O b) The less important ring that Sam was allowed to carry in the Lord of the Rings 0 c) An area of heightened seismic and volcanic activity that surrounds much of the Pacific […]
Which of the following is an example of a geophysical hazard? O a) All of the above 0 b) Climate change 0 c) Landslide Q d) Infectious disease
What is a possible reason for the increase in disaster events over recent decades? 0 a) Better record-keeping O b) More people are living in areas that are exposed to hazards O c) Climate change 0 d) All of the above
which is not an example of a meteorological hazard? O a) Ice storm O b) Extreme heat O c) Typhoon O d) Drought
What conditions would most increase the survivability of a tsunami? O a) The tsunami happening at night and originating close to shore O b) The tsunami happening at night and originating far from shore O c) The tsunami happening in the day and originating close to shore Q d) The tsunami happening in the clay […]
Which is not an anticipated impact of climate change in Canada? ( a) Increased earthquake risk b) Food insecurity O c) Infectious diseases O d) More extreme heat events
What paradigm of disaster research are we currently in? O a) Behavioural O b) Constructivist O c) Complexity 0 d) Engineering
A pyroclastic flow is best described as? O a) A landslide triggered by an earthquake O b) The ash from a volcanic eruption O c) The flow of debris caught up in tsunami water Q d) The rapid movement of hot gasses and volcanic matter away from a volcanic eruption
What factor usually results in the most deaths during a volcano disaster? 0 a) Lahars O b) Poor air quality 0 c) Pyroclastic flows 0 d) Famine
Which is not a hydrological hazard? a) Tsunami b) Drought c) Avalanche O d) Flood
