A human or natural catastrophe that causes great damage and loss of life

A danger or potential source of danger to humans or the environment

The increase in proportion of people living in towns and cities

The average weather conditions of a particular place over a month or season

Define Climate Change

Changes in average weather conditions causing a rise in global temperature

Define a Hazard Event

When a hazard is realised, or recognised as a major problem

Define Spatial Association

The degree to which two similar things are related in a space

The temperature and atmospheric conditions on any given day

The likelihood of a hazard event occurring

Organisations develop influence or begin operating internationally

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Define a Disaster
When a hazard is realised, or recognised as a major problem
A human or natural catastrophe that causes great damage and loss of life
Any damage caused by natural or man made events
A danger or potential source of danger to humans or the environment
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Define a hazard
An unnatural occurrence which has the potential to cause an accident
A danger or potential source of danger to humans or the environment
A human or natural catastrophe that causes great damage and loss of life
When a hazard is realised, or recognised as a major problem
3
Define Urbanisation
The decrease in proportion of people living in towns and cities
The increase in proportion of people living in towns and cities
Reducing the number of urban locations within a particular region
Repurposing agricultural land for infrastructure projects
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Define Climate
The change in average weather patterns due to pollutants in the atmosphere
The probability of experiencing sunshine or rain on any given day
The average weather conditions of a particular place over a month or season
The temperature and atmospheric conditions on any given day
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Define Climate Change
Changes in average weather conditions causing a rise in global temperature
The temperature and atmospheric conditions on any given day
The change in weather patterns from one day to the next
The temperature and atmospheric conditions on any given day
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Define a Hazard Event
A human or natural catastrophe that causes great damage and loss of life
A danger or potential source of danger to humans or the environment
When a hazard is realised, or recognised as a major problem
Any damage caused by natural or man made events
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Define Spatial Association
The degree to which two similar things are related in a space
The similarity between two images
Statistics which indicate the relationship between two variables
The physical distance between two set locations on a map
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Define weather
The appearance of the sky as a result of sunshine levels
The probability of experiencing sunshine or rain on any given day
The temperature and atmospheric conditions on any given day
The average weather conditions of a particular place over a month or season
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Define Risk
Uncertainty in geographical reports due to a lack of supporting evidence
The likelihood of a hazard event occurring
Conducting fieldwork in hazard prone areas
Driving 20km over the speed limit on a highway
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Define Globalisation
Organisations develop influence or begin operating internationally
Organisations send employees to international conferences
Countries providing international aid after a disaster has occurred
Governments developing new international ties with foreign countries

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