Geography 1 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyNatural hazardsGCSEAQA Created by: Fflur HafCreated on: 12-07-19 14:54 What is a natural hazard? Something natural that can endanger people, causing injury, death or damage to buildings. 1 of 9 What is a natural disaster? Whan a hazard actually happens. 2 of 9 What are the different types of natural hazards? Geological and Meteorological. 3 of 9 What are geological hazard? Caused by the land on Earth and tecctonic movement. 4 of 9 What are meteorological hazards? Involving the weather or climate. 5 of 9 What is hazard risk? The likelihood of a natural hazard happening. 6 of 9 What factors influence hazard risk? Population density, ability to cope and population distribution. 7 of 9 What factors affects the ability to cope with natural hazards for different areas? Income and preparation. 8 of 9 Which factors affect how bad a natural hazard is? Predictability, frequency and magnitude. 9 of 9
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