Historical Geography of Disaster Chapter 2 Quiz

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What are the criteria used in classifying a hazard as a disaster?

Cultural principles (correct)

Political influence

Economic factors

Geographic location

What are resources utilized by people to deal with disasters called?

National assets

External resources

Global assets

Local knowledge (correct)

In the context of the text, what is meant by 'resilience'?

Vulnerability

Disaster occurrence

Ability to recover and adapt (correct)

Lack of awareness

What is part of the parallel discursive framework along with disasters according to the text?

Local knowledge Signup and view all the answers

How are extreme events labeled as 'disasters' evaluated?

By culturally determined principles Signup and view all the answers

What do both disasters and local knowledge influence according to the text?

Risk perception and management Signup and view all the answers

What is one major reason why the issues of hazards and disasters are becoming significant in academic inquiry?

Their connection to environmental conservation and resource depletion Signup and view all the answers

According to David Arnold, what played a significant role in the European contact and colonization process?

Pathology of 'warm climates' Signup and view all the answers

In the 17th century, how did attitudes towards equatorial regions change among Europeans?

Became more negative due to high death rates of Europeans Signup and view all the answers

During the 18th century, what perception intensified as Europeans engaged more with equatorial regions?

Disease, putrefaction, and decay in tropical regions Signup and view all the answers

By the 19th century, what was the growing conviction regarding equatorial regions?

'Ancestral environments' restricted races to certain climatic conditions Signup and view all the answers

What was one reason why equatorial regions were defined as unsuited to Europeans in the 19th century?

Inability to tolerate harmful effects of ultraviolet rays of the sun Signup and view all the answers

Historical Geography of Disaster Chapter 2 Quiz

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What are the criteria used in classifying a hazard as a disaster?

What are resources utilized by people to deal with disasters called?

In the context of the text, what is meant by 'resilience'?

What is part of the parallel discursive framework along with disasters according to the text?

How are extreme events labeled as 'disasters' evaluated?

What do both disasters and local knowledge influence according to the text?

What is one major reason why the issues of hazards and disasters are becoming significant in academic inquiry?

According to David Arnold, what played a significant role in the European contact and colonization process?

In the 17th century, how did attitudes towards equatorial regions change among Europeans?

During the 18th century, what perception intensified as Europeans engaged more with equatorial regions?

By the 19th century, what was the growing conviction regarding equatorial regions?

What was one reason why equatorial regions were defined as unsuited to Europeans in the 19th century?

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