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<p>The<b>internal processes</b>are referred to as diastrophism and they tend to elevate the<b>earth's</b>surface. ... The<b>external processes</b>are as a result of solar energy and gravitational forces whereas the<b>internal processes</b>are as a result of the<b>earth's internal</b>heat.<br></p><p>other example internal processes earthquake.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Q2.Population increase, linear or exponential?</strong><br></p><p>Exponential growth is described as the growth rate of the population, as a fraction of the population’s size, and is constant. Therefore, if a population has a growth rate of 2%, and it remains 2% as the population gets bigger, it’s growing exponentially.</p><p>Linear growth is always at the same rate, whereas exponential growth increases in speed over time.</p> <p>A linear function like<span class="mjx-chtml MathJax_CHTML" tabindex="0"><span class="mjx-math"><span class="mjx-mrow"><span class="mjx-mstyle"><span class="mjx-mrow"><span class="mjx-mrow"><span class="mjx-mi"><span class="mjx-char MJXc-TeX-math-I">f</span></span><span class="mjx-mrow"><span class="mjx-mo"><span class="mjx-char MJXc-TeX-main-R">(</span></span><span class="mjx-mi"><span class="mjx-char MJXc-TeX-math-I">x</span></span><span class="mjx-mo"><span class="mjx-char MJXc-TeX-main-R">)</span></span></span></span><span class="mjx-mo"><span class="mjx-char MJXc-TeX-main-R">=</span></span><span class="XXX-mi"><span XXXXX="mjx-char XXXX-TeX-math-I">x</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>has a derivative of<span XXXXX="XXX-chtml MathJax_CHTML" tabindex="0"><span class="mjx-math"><span class="XXX-mrow"><span XXXXX="mjx-mstyle"><span class="XXX-mrow"><span XXXXX="XXX-XX"><span class="XXX-XXXX XXXX-TeX-math-I">f</span></span><span XXXXX="XXX-mo"><span class="XXX-char XXXX-TeX-XXXX-I">'</span></span><span XXXXX="mjx-mrow"><span class="XXX-XX"><span class="mjx-XXXX XXXX-TeX-XXXX-R">(</span></span><span class="XXX-XX"><span XXXXX="mjx-char XXXX-XXX-XXXX-I">x</span></span><span class="mjx-mo"><span XXXXX="XXX-XXXX MJXc-TeX-main-R">)</span></span></span><span class="mjx-mo"><span class="mjx-char MJXc-XXX-main-R">=</span></span><span XXXXX="mjx-XX"><span class="XXX-char XXXX-XXX-main-X">X</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>, which means XXXX it has a<em>constant</em>XXXXXX rate. No matter how XXXX the object or population XX growing, XX matter what XXX XXXX, XXX growth XXXX XXXX XXXXXX XX<span XXXXX="XXX-chtml MathJax_CHTML" XXXXXXXX="0"><span XXXXX="XXX-math"><span class="XXX-XXXX"><span class="mjx-mstyle"><span class="XXX-mrow"><span XXXXX="XXX-mn"><span class="mjx-XXXX XXXX-XXX-main-R">1</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>.</p><p><XXXXXX><br></XXXXXX></p><p><b>Q3. Relationship</b><strong>between XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXX number of potential catastrophes</strong><XX></p><p><b>Population</b>XXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXXXX, especially increased<b>XXXXXXXXXX</b>XXXXXXX XXX urbanization, increases vulnerability<b>XX XXXXXXXXX</b>. ... XXX growth XX coastal<b>XXXXXXXXXXX</b>, for XXXXXXXX, XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX concerns XXXXX increased XXXXX exposure<b>XX</b>coastal flooding,<b>hurricanes</b>, and XXXXXXXX.Limiting factors XXX XXXXXXXXX or XXXXX XXXXXXX in XXX XXXXXXXXXXX that XXX lower the population XXXXXX rate. Limiting XXXXXXX include a XXX food XXXXXX XXX XXXX XX<b>space</b>. XXXXXXXX factors XXX lower birth XXXXX, increase death rates, or lead to XXXXXXXXXX.</p><p><strong>XX. Relationship XXXXXXX XXX, fatalities XXX economic losses XXXX catastrophes</strong></p><p>XXXXXXXX XXXXXX from natural XXXXXXXXX XXXX been increasing in XXXXXX XXXXXXX. This XXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXX mainly XX population XXX economic growth in XXXXXXXX-prone XXXXX. Future natural disaster losses XXX expected to increase due XX a XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX in XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXX climate change. This XXXXXXXXXX the importance of designing policies that XXX XXXXXXXX the XXXXXXX of these disasters on the economy and society. A XXXXXXX expanding literature has estimated XXX direct (e.g., XXXXXXXX damage) XXX XXXXXXXX (e.g., XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXX, XXXXX) XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX of natural disasters.<br></p><p><strong>Q5. XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX processes as XXXXXXX</XXXXXX></p><p>X<b>XXXXXXX hazard</b>is a XXXXXXX phenomenon XXXX XXXXX have a XXXXXXXX XXXXXX on humans or the XXXXXXXXXXX.</p><p><strong>Common Types XX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX</strong></p> <p>Natural hazards can XX XXXXXXXXXX into several XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX: XXXXXXXXXX hazards, hydrological XXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX, and XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX.</p> <p><em>XXXXXXXXXX hazards</em>are XXXXXXX XXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXX (i.e., Earth) processes, in XXXXXXXXXX, plate tectonics. XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXX volcanic eruptions. XX XXXXXXX, geological XXXXXXX XXXXXX are XXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXX humans have a XXXXX influence on XXX impacts of XXX XXXXXX.</p> <p><em>XXXXXXXXXXXXXX hazards</em>XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXX XX meteorological (i.e., XXXXXXX) processes, in particular those related to XXXXXXXXXXX XXX wind. XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX waves, XXXX XXXXX, cyclones, hurricanes, and XXXXXXXX rain. XXXXXXXX XXX commonly XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX in XXX XXXXXXXX and typhoons in XXX XXXXXXX XXXXX.</p> <p><i>XXXXX logical</i><em>XXXXXXX</em>XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXX XX hydro XXXXXXX (i.e., water) processes. This XXXXXXXX XXXXXX, droughts, XXXXXXXXX, XXX tsunamis. XXXXXX and droughts XXX cause XXXXXXXXX damage to agriculture XXX are XXXXX the main contributors to famine. The deadliest XXXXXXX disaster in XXXXX XXXXXXX (XXX counting pandemics) XXX the XXXX Central XXXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXX three or four million XXXXXX.</p> <p><em>XXXXXXXXXX hazards</em>are XXXXXXX XXXXXX by XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX. XXXX XXXXXXXX various types of XXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX infectious XXXXXXXX XXXX spread from XXXXXX to person, XXXXXXXXXXX to infect large XXXXXXXX of XXX human XXXXXXXXXX. XXXX discussions XX natural hazards XXXXXXX biological XXXXXXX, placing XXXX XXXXXXX within the XXXXX of medicine XXX public XXXXXX. If XXXXXXXXXX hazards are XXXXXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXXXXX the deadliest XXXXXXXXX in world history, XXXXXXXXX the XXXXX XXXXX outbreak of bubonic plague in the 1300s, killing 75-XXX million XXXXXX, and XXX 1918 "XXXXXXX" flu XXXXXXXX, a global XXXXXX (XXX name "Spanish" XX XXX XX historical XXXXXXXXXXX) XXXXXXX XX-100 million XXXXXX. A XXXX recent XXXXXXX XX the COVID-19 XXXXXXXX. XX understanding of geographic XXXXXXXX has been integral for XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXX where the virus XX more XXXXXXXXX, XXXXX it is more XXXXXX, how XXXX it moves, XXX how XX we XXXXXXX XXX spreading? It XX XXXX helps XX XX XXX that XXXXXXX disasters XXX XXX always XXXXXX natural. XXXXX XXXXXXX have been XXXXXXXXX XXX both the XXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXXX XX the virus. XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXX undoubtedly XXXXXXXXX, they are XXX XXXXXXXXX in detail in this module.</p><p><strong>Q6.Hazard XX. XXXXXXXX XX. catastrophe</XXXXXX></p><p>a hazard is a XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX or XXXXX that carries a threat to XXXXXX. X disaster is an XXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX harms XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX the XXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXX. XXXXXXX will be XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX once XXXX XXXXXX humans, XXX XX they XXXXX in an unpopulated XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXXXX hazards.</p><p>a XXXXXXXX XXX normal operations XX a human XXXXXXXXX XXXX be completely disrupted. We XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX of XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX caused by XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX, and XXXXXXXXXX. XXX damage must be widespread XXXXXX to XXXXX XXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX of the XXXXXXXXX affected. exampleDisasters are XXXXXXX that XXXX become ‘XXXXXX’, XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX in the XXXXXXX. X volcano XXXXXXXX is XXX XXXXXXX example XX a hazard XXXX XXXXXXX a disaster.</p><p>Natural <b><XXXXXX>disasters</XXXXXX></b>XXXXX when XXXXXXX magnitude events of XXXXXXXXXX natural XXXXXXXXX XXXXX severe damage XX XXXXXXX. "<b>XXXXXXXXXXX</b>" XX used XXXXX an extreme<b>XXXXXXXX</b>.</p><p><strong>Q7.<b>XXXXX earthquake</b></strong></p><p><b>XXXX Haiti earthquake</b>, large-XXXXX earthquakethat XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, 2010, on the XXXX Indian XXXXXX ofHispaniola, XXXXXXXXXXXXX countries of Haitiand XXX Dominican XXXXXXXX. XXXX severely XXXXXXXX was XXXXX, occupying XXX XXXXXXX third of XXX Island.XX exact death toll proved XXXXXXXXX XXX ensuing XXXXX.XXX XXXXXXX government’s XXXXXXXX count was XXXX than XXX,XXX, XXX other XXXXXXXXX were considerably XXXXXXX. Hundreds of thousands XX survivors XXXX displaced.</p> <p>The XXXXXXXXXX hit XX X:53 XX XXXX 15 XXXXX (XX XX) XXXXXXXXX of the XXXXXXX capital of XXXX-XX-XXXXXX. The XXXXXXX shock XXXXXXXXXX a magnitude XX X.0 XXX was XXXX XXXXXXXX XX two XXXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXX X.9 XXX X.5. XXXX XXXXXXXXXXX occurred in XXX following days, XXXXXXXXX another XXX XX magnitude 5.9 that struck XX January XX at XXXXX Goave, a XXXX some XX XXXXX (XX km) west of Port-XX-XXXXXX. Haiti had not been XXX by an earthquake of such enormity XXXXX XXX 18th century, the closest in XXXXX being a 1984 shock XX magnitude X.9. X XXXXXXXXX-X.0 earthquake XXX XXXXXX the XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX in 1946.<XX></p><p><XXXXXX>Q8.XXXXXXX XXXXXXX and the geologic cycle + XXXXXXXXX</strong></p><p>XXXXXXX hazards are XXXXXXXXX occurring physical XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX either XX rapid or XXXX onset events which XXX be geophysical (earthquakes, landslides, XXXXXXXX and volcanic XXXXXXXX), XXXXX logical (XXXXXXXXXX XXX floods), climatological (extreme XXXXXXXXXXXX, drought XXX XXXXXXXXX), XXXXXXXXXXXXXX (XXXXXXXX and storms/wave surges) or biological (XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXX insect/XXXXXX XXXXXXX).</p><p>The XXXXXXXX XXXXX XX a collective term XXXX to XXXXXXXX the XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX the XXXXXXXXX XXX-cycles XX tectonic, XXXXX XXXXX, rock, and XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XX elements known XX the biochemical XXXXX. XXXXX XXXXXXX sub cycles influence each XXXXX and XXX produce natural hazards XXX processes XXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXXXXX geology XXXX as XXXXXXXXXX, earthquakes, volcanic activity, flooding, groundwater flow, and XXXXXXX. XXX XXXX XXXXX is XXXXXXXXXX by all XXX XXXXX geologic XXX XXXXXX. XXX example, tectonic XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX XXX XXXX necessary to XXXXXXXXXXXXX some or all of XXX minerals in a XXXX and transform it from XXX XXXX XXXX XX another.</p><p><b>XX.</b><XXXXXX>XXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXX of hazardous XXXXXX</XXXXXX></p><p>XXX XXXXXXXXX of a XXXXXXX XXXXXX event XX XXX XXXXXX of XXXXX it XXXXXX within a specified time XXXXXXXX. Magnitude. XXX XXXXXXXXX of a XXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXX is related to the XXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX the XXXXX. XX XX distinguished XXXX intensity which XX related XX XXX XXXXXXX at a specific location or area.</p><p>XXXXXXXXX is a XXX XXXXX to XXXXX the occurrence XXXXXXXXXXX of hazardous events in XXX XXXXXX. The analysis of XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXX their frequency XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX to XXXXXXXXXX when a XXXXXXX XXXXXX with a XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX is XXXXXX to occur in a given XXXX. In XXXX XX XXX XXXXX there XX a fixed XXXXXXXX between XXXXXXXXX and frequency XXX natural events. The XXXXXXXXX of XXXXXX XXXX a XXX magnitude XX high, while the XXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXX XXXX great XXXXXXXXX XX low: i.e. XXXXX flood events XXXXX XXXXX year XXXXX enormous and XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXX likely XX XXXXXX XXXX every one or more centuries. XXXXXXXXX-XXXXXXXXX relationship XX a XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX events with a smaller magnitude happen XXXX often than XXXXXX XXXX large XXXXXXXXXX.</p><p><br></p><p><XX></p>">
