C2 Living with natural hazards

Interactive Geography

Unit 1 Major natural hazards

of the world

In this unit, you are going to…

 A. Knowledge
 learn the major natural hazards of the world
 learn the global distribution of major natural hazards

 B. Skills, values and attitude

 identify from satellite images, videos, photographs and news articles the impacts of a recent
hazard event

 C. Concept map
Flooding
Drought

Types Earthquake
Natural Volcanic eruption
hazards Tropical cyclone

Distribution

 Concepts Natural hazards Types Distribution

1.1 What are the major natural hazards of the world? Where do they occur?
 Refer to p. 4‐5 in textbook

a. What are natural hazards?

Natural hazards are extreme natural processes or events which threaten human life and
property.

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b. List three examples of natural hazard.
Examples include tropical cyclones, earthquakes and landslides.

c. The following were the news around the world in 2016. Which of them are natural hazard
events?

If no damage is caused to the Four dead after Deadly wildfire in

human society, the natural
events will not be regarded as
natural hazards.
typhoon struck the Chile burned three
Philippines houses
Yes / No Yes / No

Floods in north and

Earthquakes with central China led at
magnitude of 5.3 least 150 people
struck Italy dead and more than
100 missing
Yes / No Yes / No

d. Refer to Fig. 1.1 on p. 4 in your textbook, where do natural hazards occur?

Some natural hazards can be found all over the world, while others are not.

e. List an example of natural hazard that is common in Hong Kong.

Flooding / Typhoon (Any 1)

 Geographical Terms and Glossaries

Natural hazards
Natural hazard 自然災害 Landslide 山泥傾瀉

Tropical cyclone 熱帶氣旋 Earthquake 地震

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