EARTH SCIENCE
GEOPHYSICS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Magnitude
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Population density
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Energy security
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Secondary Hazards
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Detailed explanation-1: -Complete Answer:Among the given options floods will not be counted as a geological disaster.
Detailed explanation-2: -Specifically, Figure 6-1 indicates the effects of a disaster are determined by three preimpact conditions-hazard exposure, physical vulnerability, and social vulnerability.
Detailed explanation-3: -Hazard risks are increasing due to population growth, urbanisation, pressure on marginal land and changes to the natural environment.
Detailed explanation-4: -Geophysical hazard is potentially damaging natural event and/or phenomenon, which may cause the loss of life or injury, property damage, social and economic disruption, or environmental degradation. Extreme natural hazards are a key manifestation of the complex hierarchical nonlinear Earth system.