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Natural Hazards
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- 1Natural HazardIs a threat to people or property
- 2Geological HazardsCaused by land and tectonic process
- 3Meteorological HazardsCause by weather and climate change
- 4Hazard Riskprobability that a natural hazard occurs
- 5Vulnerabilitymore people in exposed areas greater the effect
- 6Capacity to copeHICs are able to cope after the event of the natural hazard than LICs due to higher wealth population in HIC
- 7Nature of Natural HazardsType- Some hazards are greater than others
Frequency- some occur more than others
Magnitude- more severe cause greater effect effects than less severe
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- flash for GCSE geography natural hazards
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