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What is the main factor contributing to an increase in technological hazards?
What is the main factor contributing to an increase in technological hazards?
- Increasing urbanization (correct)
- Wealthier population
- Healthier population
- Awareness about risks
Who is most vulnerable to economic disasters caused by expensive infrastructure?
Who is most vulnerable to economic disasters caused by expensive infrastructure?
- Middle-class people
- Wealthy people
- Poor people (correct)
- Elderly people
What defines a disaster according to the text?
What defines a disaster according to the text?
- A serious disruption of community functioning
- Any event causing human, material, and economic losses
- A sudden, calamitous event causing serious disruptions and exceeding community's ability to cope (correct)
- A catastrophic event caused by nature
Where do environmental hazards occur according to the text?
Where do environmental hazards occur according to the text?
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What often leads to a disaster when human response to an environmental hazard fails?
What often leads to a disaster when human response to an environmental hazard fails?
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