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- 2. The ____________ of a disaster depends on both the physical nature of the extreme event and the social nature of the human populations affected by the event.
- 5. homes are less likely to collapse in an earthquake, but are more vulnerable to ____.
- 6. addition to ________ conditions and natural disasters, non-physical aspects such as population also affect the existence of environmental vulnerability.
- 7. instance, people who live on plains are more vulnerable to ________ than people who live higher up.
- 8. is the inability to ______ a hazard or to respond when a disaster has occurred.
- 9. Vulnerability can be defined as __________ to a negative outcome or the state of being unprotected from some type of danger or harmful experience.
- 12. Even _____ factors can define vulnerability ,Dynamic ,Scale-Dependent , Site-Specific.
- 13. / _________is one of the most important human factors in vulnerability.
- 14. Wealth affects vulnerability in several ______
- 15. _______ of vulnerability vary, to a large extent, according to the individual capacity to cope with and to adapt to hazards or crises.
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- 1. People who are vulnerable may experience _____ of anxiety, fear, and apprehension due to the risk they experience for some type of harm.
- 3. ___________ vulnerability is defined as a function of environmental exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity.
- 4. / ________ is the potential for loss, damage or destruction of assets or data caused by a cyber threat.
- 6. Vulnerability may be determined by aspects such as population density levels, remoteness of a settlement, the site, design and materials used for critical infrastructure and for housing (UNISDR).
- 10. The____ are less able to afford housing and other infrastructure that can withstand extreme events.
- 11. of Vulnerability are ______ dimensional can be categorized as physical, social, economic, environmental, institutional.