GEOMORPHIC

HAZARDS
 GEOMORPHIC HAZARDS

A hazard is a poten/al cause of harm to a community.

A disaster is a hazard that has caused harm to a

community.

A geomorphic hazard is a poten/al cause of harm to a

community that is related to soil and rocks (the
geomorphology of a place).

 Hydrological hazards

Atmospheric hazards
TYPES OF
NATURAL
HAZARDS
Geological hazards

Biological hazards
 Atmospheric A hazard which occurs mainly in the air
hazards surrounding earth

Hydrological A hazard which is mostly related to water

hazards

Geological hazards A hazard which is related to soil and rocks

Biological hazards A hazard which is related to living organisms

(creatures)
Atmospheric Hydrological Geological Biological
hazards hazards hazards hazards

storms flooding earthquakes plagues

cyclones glaciers volcanoes Disease

epidemics

blizzards
Type of hazard Defini/on Examples
Atmospheric A hazard which occurs Cyclones, hailstorms,
mainly in the air blizzards, bushfires
surrounding earth

Hydrological A hazard which is mostly Flooding, wave ac/on,

related to water glaciers

Geological A hazard which is related Earthquakes, volcanoes

to soil and rocks

Biological A hazard which is related Disease epidemics, plagues

to living organisms
(creatures)