10 Questions
What term has been suggested as a replacement for 'natural disaster'?
Disaster
What can potentially play a role in causing natural disasters?
Resource management
What is the result of a natural or human-made hazard impacting a vulnerable community?
Disaster
What is considered a misnomer since 1976?
Natural disaster
What can aggravate natural disasters?
Inadequate building norms
What term has been suggested as a replacement for 'natural disaster'?
Disaster
What is the result of a natural or human-made hazard impacting a vulnerable community?
Disaster
What can potentially play a role in causing natural disasters?
Human choices and activities
What term was called a misnomer already in 1976?
Natural disaster
What can aggravate natural disasters?
Inadequate building norms
Study Notes
Hazard Impacts and Disasters
- The term "natural disaster" has been criticized, and a suggested replacement is "social disaster" or "disaster".
- Human factors, such as poverty, deforestation, and climate change, can potentially play a role in causing natural disasters.
- The result of a natural or human-made hazard impacting a vulnerable community is a disaster.
- The term "natural disaster" is considered a misnomer since 1976, as it suggests that disasters are solely caused by natural phenomena.
- Human actions, such as environmental degradation, and social and economic factors, can aggravate natural disasters.
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