Name: Steven ZamoraLearning Unit 1: Introduction to Natural Disasters Review QuestionsThis assignment is designed to assess your understanding of Unit 1 and includes some ofthe Questions for Review at the end of Chapter 1 from your text plus a few additional questions. Each question can be answered in one to two sentences. Please limit yourselfto a maximum of three sentences. Access the assignment, complete it with ANSWERS IN A DIFFERENT COLOR FONT and save as a separate file, and send it back for evaluation and grading through the assign-ment tab by or before the due date. 1. What are some reasons people live in geologically dangerous areas?Some reasons people live in geologically dangerous areas are because there are agricultural soil, cheap land, assessable transportation, and scenic views. 2. Is the geological landscape controlled by gradual and unrelenting processes or intermittent large events with little action in between? Provide an example to illustrate. The geological landscape is controlled by intermittent large events. For example, streams run clear most of the year but get muddy during floods. 3. Some natural disasters happen when the equilibrium of a system is disrupted. What are some examples?Some examples of natural disasters that happen when the equilibrium of a systemis disrupted are earthquakes, tsunami’s, volcanoes, landslides, tornadoes, hurricanes, and floods4. Contrast the general nature of catastrophic losses in developed countries versus poor countries.The general nature of catastrophic losses in developed countries versus poor countries are that developed countries lose more money and less developed countries lose more lives5. What are the main reasons for the ever-increasing costs of catastrophic events?The main reasons for the ever-increasing costs of catastrophic events are the rise in population and the value of properties.6. If people should not live in especially dangerous areas, what beneficial use is there for those areas?The beneficial use for those areas is that they have parks, natural areas, wildlife preserves, playing fields, and golf courses.7. When is a large event such as a major earthquake not a disaster?A large event such as a major earthquake is not a disaster is when it happens in place where no people are affected. 8. When an insurance company decides on the cost of an insurance policy for a natural hazard, what are the two main deciding factors?The two main deciding factors that an insurance company decides on the cost of an insurance policy for a natural hazard is the probability it might happen and the expected cost.9. Describe the general relationship between the frequency and magnitude of an event?The difference between the frequency and magnitude of an event is that frequency is the number of times the event happens, and magnitude is the size of the event.10. When people or governmental agencies try to restrict or control the activities of nature, what is the general result?When people or governmental agencies try to restrict or control the activities of nature, the result is that they transfer the problem somewhere else, to someone else, or to a later point in time.11.What kind of information must be assembled to make hazard predictions?The kind of information that must be assembled to make hazard predictions are based on past experiences, recurring intervals, and precursor events.12.What is a precursor event?A precursor event are natural events that are directly related to or direct consequences of another event.13.Explain how population growth increases the number of disasters.Population growth increases the number of disasters because as the population increases, more people move into hazardous areas.14.What are the stages of disaster recovery?The stages of disaster recovery are first is the emergency phase when they clear the roads for emergency vehicles, complete search and rescue of victims, and emergency and shelter, the restoration phase is when they restore major services and returns refugees, and the reconstruction phase is where they rebuild.15.Provide 3 methods of hazard mitigation.3 methods of hazard mitigation are land use planning, engineering solutions, and risk
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