Relationship of responses to hazard incidence, intensity, magnitude, distribution and level of development
How people respond to a hazard depends on five key factors: how often it strikes, how powerful it is, how widely it spreads, and how wealthy the affected society is.
Real World
The 2010 Haiti earthquake (magnitude 7.0) killed over 200,000 people, whereas a similarly sized 2011 New Zealand earthquake killed 185 — illustrating how level of development, not magnitude alone, determines response capacity and death toll.
Exam Focus
For 'explain' questions, state each factor, link it to a specific type of response, and support with a named example to access Level 3 marks.
Essay Framework
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