Simple infographic of tectonic hazards definitions to help Edexcel A2 students learn useful terms for June 2015 exam.

1. TECTONIC HAZARDS
KEY DEFINITIONS
Hazardous event:
‘an event that threatens
life/and or property.’
(Skinner 2003)
Disaster:
 ‘Ten (10) or more people reported killed.
• Hundred (100) or more people reported
affected.
• Declaration of a state of emergency.
• Call for international assistance.’
(EMDAT 2015)
Disaster:
‘ a sudden, calamitous
event that seriously
disrupts the functioning of a
community or society and
causes human, material, and
economic or environmental
losses that exceed the
community’s or society’s
ability to cope using its own
resources. ’ (Red Cross 2015)
Impact:
The direct and indirect
losses and disruption to
human activity
(based on Bishop 1998)
Physical factor:
A natural process or feature
that has contributed to the
hazard event.
Human factor:
A man-made process or
feature that has
contributed to the hazard
event.
Populations:
The inhabitants of an area
which may be classified by
grouping (e.g. by race/ age/
social group)
@GeogChild