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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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Lesson 1 - Introduction to <strong>Natural</strong> <strong>Hazards</strong><br />
Study Guide Overview<br />
This lesson defines disasters. It classifies them <strong>and</strong> describes different phases of a disaster. It<br />
outlines general effects <strong>and</strong> how to prevent, prepare <strong>and</strong> mitigate these effects.<br />
Learning Objectives<br />
• Describe when a hazard becomes a disaster.<br />
• Identify the conditions for a disaster to occur.<br />
• Describe hazard risk <strong>and</strong> how a community or individual becomes vulnerable to a disaster.<br />
• Explain how human activities both before <strong>and</strong> after the disaster takes place can add to a<br />
disaster's impact.<br />
• Rank disasters according to the number of people killed <strong>and</strong> the areas of the world in which<br />
they take place.<br />
• Show how a country's economy makes it more vulnerable to a disaster.<br />
• List the phases of a disaster.<br />
• Explain the primary activities of government <strong>and</strong> volunteer organizations during these<br />
phases.<br />
• Compare the importance of disaster prevention <strong>and</strong> mitigation.<br />
• Compare these with disaster response.<br />
• List <strong>and</strong> explain components of disaster planning.<br />
Learning Activities<br />
• Read Chapter 1 in the text.<br />
• Study Table 1.1.<br />
• Review Appendix l.<br />
Evaluation<br />
Complete the self-assessment test.
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