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Environmental Hazards Paradigm Quiz

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What distinguishes environmental hazards from voluntary lifestyle hazards?

Voluntary lifestyle hazards lead to social and economic disruption, while environmental hazards do not.

Environmental hazards always result in physical harm, while lifestyle hazards do not.

Voluntary lifestyle hazards involve personal choices, while environmental hazards are external. (correct)

Environmental hazards are natural in origin, while lifestyle hazards are human-made.

In what way can the impact of an annual flood be influenced by human actions?

By increasing deforestation in the river's catchment area (correct)

By planting more trees in the flood-prone area

By constructing a control dam upstream

By changing the course of the river

What defines technological hazards according to the text?

Arising from natural disasters like earthquakes

Resulting only from dangerous procedures

Rooted in human decisions and errors related to built structures (correct)

Strictly associated with industrial failures

What is the main difference between a hazard and a disaster?

A hazard is a potential threat, while a disaster is an actual serious disruption of society. Signup and view all the answers

In the context of multi-hazard events, what does it mean when hazards are described as 'cascading'?

One hazard triggers another in a chain reaction. Signup and view all the answers

How are hazards typically characterized according to the text?

By location, intensity, frequency, and probability among other parameters. Signup and view all the answers

What is one way that geographers can critically analyze hazards?

Unpacking social factors Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important for geographers to challenge naturalized assumptions about hazards?

To highlight the everyday struggles of living in volatile environments Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe less catastrophic environmental effects over time?

Slow violence Signup and view all the answers

How did early disaster research sponsored by the military shape the understanding of hazards?

By focusing on wartime bombing effects Signup and view all the answers