Geography: Section A

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Natural hazards are...
sudden severe events which make the natural environment difficult to manage.
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how many main groups do natural hazards fall into?
3
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what group does droughts fall into?
atmospheric
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what group do mudflows fall into?
all three
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what is a hazard risk?
the chance of being affected by a hazard
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how many main factors affect the hazard risk?
4
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What is urbanisation?
desnsely populated areas concentrate those at risk
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what is Poverty?
when poorer people have to build houses on risky ground
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what is farming?
attraction of nutrient rich floodplains puts people at risk
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what is climate change?
global warming raises sea levels so more extreme weather
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