World at Risk - Unit 2 Edexcel - Chapter 1 of textbook

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Widespread threat due to environmental factors such as climate change.
Context Hazard
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A hazard formed by tectonic/geological processes (eaarthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis)
Geophysical Hazard
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Perceived natural event which has the potential to threaten both life and property
Hazard
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A hazard formed by hydrological and atmospheric processes
Hydro-meteorological hazard
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A high risk combined with an inability of individuals and the community to cope
Vulnerability
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A hazard becoming a reality in the event of causing damage to goods/property and the environment
Disaster
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The probability of a hazard event occurring and creating loss of lives and livelihoods
Risk
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How much solar radiation a surface reflects
Albedo
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Any long-term shift in climate
Climate Change
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Levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere increase dues to human activity
Enhanced greenhouse effect
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Energy sources rich in carbon
Fossil Fuels
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A recently measured rise in average suface temperature of the planet
Global warming
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The warming of the earths atmosphere due to trapping of heat that would otherwise be radiated back into space
Greenhouse Effect
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The point which one system switches to another
Tipping Point
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Where an output of a system acts to amplify or reduce further output
Feedback mechanisms
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A hazard formed by tectonic/geological processes (eaarthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis)

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Geophysical Hazard

Card 3

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Perceived natural event which has the potential to threaten both life and property

Back

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Card 4

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A hazard formed by hydrological and atmospheric processes

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Card 5

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A high risk combined with an inability of individuals and the community to cope

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