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    Science seeks to understand fundamental natural patterns and processes through quantitative, testable methods. The scientific method involves making observations, developing hypotheses, and conducting experiments that can be confirmed or falsified. Understanding science examines natural hazards like hurricanes, earthquakes, and tsunamis that endanger life and property. It also analyzes how factors such as population growth, urbanization, government policies, and access to family planning resources influence countries' vulnerability to natural disasters.

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    Science seeks to understand fundamental natural patterns and processes through quantitative, testable methods. The scientific method involves making observations, developing hypotheses, and conducting experiments that can be confirmed or falsified. Understanding science examines natural hazards like hurricanes, earthquakes, and tsunamis that endanger life and property. It also analyzes how factors such as population growth, urbanization, government policies, and access to family planning resources influence countries' vulnerability to natural disasters.

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    Understanding Science

    Chapter 1
    What is science?
    • Science seeks to understand fundamental principles that explain
    natural patterns and processes.
    • Science is unbiased. Inherently does not have an agenda or political or
    religious affiliation.
    • Science is quantitative, not qualitative. Science is based on data,
    proof, evidence that can be tested and confirmed. Falsifiability, the
    ability to be proven wrong, is what separates science from pseudo-
    science.
    The Scientific Method
    The Study of Geology
    Definitions
    • Natural Hazard – a source of danger to life, property and/or
    environment that has a probability of occurring
    • Natural Disaster – an event or process that destroys life, property
    and/or the environment
    • Great Natural Disaster – an event so overwhelming that it requires
    outside help to rescue and/or recover from the event.
    Natural Hazards – some places are safer
    than others for many reasons ………..
    India
    Pakistan

    Great Natural Disasters Bangladesh


    Iran
    China
    Indonesia
    TABLE 1.2 The 40 Deadliest Natural Disasters, 1970–2013
    Phillip9ines
    Fatalities Date/Start Event Country Myanmar
    300,000 14 Nov 1970 Hurricane (Bhola) BangladeshEurope
    Armenia
    Earthquake Turkey
    255,000 28 Jul 1976 China
    (Tangshan) Sri Lanka
    Indonesia,Russia
    Sri
    Earthquake and
    245,000 26 Dec 2004 Lanka, India,
    Haiti
    tsunami
    Thailand Mexico
    Brazil
    Honduras
    Nicaragua
    Peru
    Guatemala
    Colombia
    Japan
    Thailand
    Population and disaster …
    Other variables effecting disaster …
    • Government readiness
    • Corruption
    • Lack of infrastructure
    • No to few building codes
    • Poverty
    #1 Hurricane Katrina

    Costliest Insurance Disasters


    #2 Japan Earthquake 2011
    #3 Hurricane Sandy
    Human Population
    Demographic transitions
    Data Influencing Future Population, Mid-2015

    Percent of

    Population of Age

    Average Number Percent Percent of

    of Children Born Urban (cities Married Women Using

    <15 65+ per Woman >2,000 people) Modern Contraception


    World 26 8 2.5 53 56

    More-developed
    16 17 1.7 77 59
    countries

    Less-developed
    28 6 2.6 48 55
    countries

    Least-developed
    40 4 4.3 29 32
    countries

    Africa 41 4 4.7 40 29
    Asia 25 8 2.2 47 60
    Europe 16 17 1.4 73 62

    Northern America 19 15 1.8 81 73

    Latin America 27 7 2.1 80 67

    Oceania 24 12 2.5 70 58
    Earth’s Carrying Capacity
    • How many people can the Earth sustain?
    • At what of sustenance is acceptable?

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