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- 5. refers to the potential disaster losses in lives, health status, and etc.
- 8. What is the term for the gradual increase in the Earth's average surface temperature caused by human activities such as burning fossil fuels and deforestation?
- 9. What is the term for the increase in the average temperature of the Earth's atmosphere and oceans, primarily caused by the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation?
- 13. What is the term for disasters caused by humanmade activities, such as industrial accidents?
- 14. an example of this is earthquakes.
- 15. the combination of an event and its negative consequences.
- 16. What is the process of evaluating and analyzing potential hazards and their impact to reduce the risk of harm to people, property, and the environment?
- 18. What is the measure of the number of individuals living in a particular area, and is a factor in determining the vulnerability to disasters?
- 19. the elements at risk from a hazard event.
- 20. What is the term for the physical effects of a disaster on the environment, such as damage to buildings, infrastructure, and the landscape?
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- 1. What is the term for a sudden, violent shaking of the ground caused by the movement of tectonic plates?
- 2. What is the term for natural phenomena that have been modified by human activities,like landslides caused by mining?
- 3. What is the deliberate use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims?
- 4. extreme events that cause great loss to life and property.
- 6. caused by man are those in which major direct causes are non-intentional human actions.
- 7. arise from natural processes in the environment.
- 10. Focuses on the physical and environmental aspects of hazards?
- 11. the condition determined by physical, social, economic,and environmental factors or processes.
- 12. serious events that may or may not cause loss of lives and properties.
- 17. perspective Focuses on the financial and economic aspects of disasters, such as the cost of response and recovery?