Why people live in hazard areas

Question	Answer
(volcanic) Volcanic soils are fertile so are good for farming	Environmental and Economic
Name a reason why people live in a hazardous area (volcano) economic	Volcanos good for tourists and fertile land
(Volcanic) Name a reason why for environmental	Volcanos can provide geothermal energy eg Iceland
(Volcanic) Name a social reason why	Some volcanos don’t erupt very often to so people believe they are safe and believe the volcano is their god
( Name a reason why (social)	Earthquakes don’t happen often so people believe they are safe as well as buildings designed to be earthquake proof
(Earthquake) Name a reason why (economic)	Poor people can’t afford to move and areas of earthquake activity can be tourist destinations bringing jobs and higher income eg turkey
(Earthquake) Name an environmental reason why	Some areas of earthquake activity are beautiful so people want to live there despite, building are earthquake proof
What is the risk equation	Risk = (Hazard x Vulnerability) / capacity to cope
If _______ _____ ______ is higher than the _____ and ______ then it would ________ the citizens to stay	If the capacity to cope is higher than the hazard or vulnerability then it would influence the citizens to stay

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	Created by Matthew Decal over 5 years ago