Geophysical hazards - Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

Which of the following was not suggested for personnel protection with regard to dealing with the chemical in question? A. Keep upwind of the chemical. B. Wear self-contained breathing apparatus. C. Avoid bodily contact with the chemical. D. Any chemical that may inadvertently contact the body should be washed off with large amounts of alcohol. - correct answer D. Any chemical that may inadvertently contact the body should be washed off with large amounts of alcohol. If a contai...

b When a community is provided drinking water by a water supplier (as opposed to individual wells), the water provider is responsible for testing the water according to EPA standards. The results of the testing must be reported to those who purchase the water, in the form of a consumer confidence report (CCR). Nurses should review consumer confidence reports, sometimes referred to as right-to-know reports, to learn what pollutants have been found in the drinking water. Pollution sources are c...

Examine the relative importance of economic and social factors in the vulnerability of local communities to geophysical hazards. (10 marks). Has an introduction, clear points and uses real-world examples. The question was taken from an IB past paper.

Hazard - ANS Something that is a potential threat to human life or property. Natural hazards - ANS Are caused by natural processes What are the three types of natural hazards? - ANS Geophysical hazards, atmospheric hazards and hydrological hazards. Disaster - ANS When a hazard actually seriously affects humans. Vulnerability - ANS How susceptible a population is to the damage caused by a hazard. Impacts of hazards - ANS Hazards can have significant impact while they are occurring and often...

Detailed freshwater and geophysical hazards case studies. Each case study is written underneath a syllabus point so all the case studies for each topic are covered.

Hazard - ANS Something that is a potential threat to human life or property. Natural hazards - ANS Are caused by natural processes What are the three types of natural hazards? - ANS Geophysical hazards, atmospheric hazards and hydrological hazards. Disaster - ANS When a hazard actually seriously affects humans. Vulnerability - ANS How susceptible a population is to the damage caused by a hazard. Impacts of hazards - ANS Hazards can have significant impact while they are occurring and often...

Delve into the fascinating realm of geophysics with this comprehensive file. Discover the various surveying techniques used to study the Earth's subsurface and gain insights into its composition and properties. Explore how gravity surveys measure variations in the gravitational field to map subsurface structures, magnetic surveys reveal anomalies in the Earth's magnetic field, seismic surveys help understand subsurface geology and detect potential hazards, and electric and electromagnetic surv...

Notes on: Nature, forms and potential impacts of natural hazards (geophysical, atmospheric and hydrological). Hazard perception and its economic and cultural determinants. Characteristic human responses – fatalism, prediction, adjustment/adaptation, mitigation, management, risk sharing – and their relationship to hazard incidence, intensity, magnitude, distribution and level of development. The Park model of human response to hazards. The Hazard Management Cycle.

These IB HL Geography Notes cover all aspects of the syllabus for the Unit 1 topic Geophysical Hazards. They are typed, organised, include diagrams and graphs, and are for the new specification, first examinations in 2019.