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� Identify the important emergency response activities after a tropical cyclone Lesson 6 Floods � Describe the different types of flooding � Inventory the ways in which human settlements on floodplains are vulnerable � Describe the hydrological cycle � Describe a flood management system � Recognize the value of flood prediction � List some of the flooding mitigation and preparedness measures that can be taken by various groups � Identify the important emergency response activities after a flood � Describe flood prevention techniques Lesson 7 Drought � Explain the natural and human-induced causes of drought � Identify primary and secondary effects of drought � Identify feeding programs to combat malnutrition caused by famine � Recognize the value of drought prediction � Describe techniques of drought monitoring � List some of the drought mitigation measures that can be taken by various groups � Identify some lessons learned from relief operations after the Sahelian drought of the 1970s Lesson 8 Desertification � Understand the concept of desertification � Know the classifications for drylands and the natural process by which arid lands become desertified � Identify the threats that desertification pose to humans � Identify land management practices that mitigate against desertification � Identify secondary effects of desertification � List some of the desertification mitigation and prevention measures that can be taken Lesson 9 Deforestation • Recognize the economic and social conditions that lead to deforestation • Identify primary and secondary effects of deforestation • Identify techniques of deforestation prediction • Understand the impact of deforestation on a country’s economy, agriculture, and construction • Recognize some deforestation mitigation measures that can be taken
Lesson 1 - Introduction to Natural Hazards Study Guide Overview This lesson defines disasters. It classifies them and describes different phases of a disaster. It outlines general effects and how to prevent, prepare and mitigate these effects. Learning Objectives • Describe when a hazard becomes a disaster. • Identify the conditions for a disaster to occur. • Describe hazard risk and how a community or individual becomes vulnerable to a disaster. • Explain how human activities both before and after the disaster takes place can add to a disaster's impact. • Rank disasters according to the number of people killed and the areas of the world in which they take place. • Show how a country's economy makes it more vulnerable to a disaster. • List the phases of a disaster. • Explain the primary activities of government and volunteer organizations during these phases. • Compare the importance of disaster prevention and mitigation. • Compare these with disaster response. • List and explain components of disaster planning. Learning Activities • Read Chapter 1 in the text. • Study Table 1.1. • Review Appendix l. Evaluation Complete the self-assessment test.
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Impact on Natural and Built Environ
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Disaster Mitigation The most system
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Chapter 4 Volcanoes Introduction Ov
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production of sugar and cattle. Bec
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lava is a thin fluid (not viscous),
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Storm Surge Source: Cuny, Disasters
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Initial Response By Local Authoriti
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Chapter 7 Drought Introduction Drou
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The Drought Cycle Normal Hydrologic
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land aware of the issues. Planning
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uncontrolled deforestation is a sym
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