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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-XX"><span XXXXX="mjx-XXXX XXXX-XXX-XXXX-I">x</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>has a XXXXXXXXXX XX<span class="mjx-chtml MathJax_CHTML" XXXXXXXX="X"><span XXXXX="mjx-math"><span class="XXX-mrow"><span XXXXX="mjx-XXXXXX"><span XXXXX="XXX-XXXX"><span XXXXX="mjx-mi"><span XXXXX="XXX-char XXXX-XXX-XXXX-I">f</span></span><span class="XXX-XX"><span class="mjx-char XXXX-TeX-sans-I">'</span></span><span XXXXX="XXX-XXXX"><span XXXXX="XXX-mo"><span class="mjx-char XXXX-XXX-main-R">(</span></span><span class="mjx-XX"><span class="XXX-char XXXX-XXX-math-I">x</span></span><span class="mjx-mo"><span class="XXX-XXXX XXXX-XXX-XXXX-R">)</span></span></span><span class="XXX-XX"><span class="mjx-XXXX XXXX-TeX-main-X">=</span></span><span XXXXX="XXX-XX"><span class="mjx-XXXX XXXX-XXX-main-X">1</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>, XXXXX XXXXX XXXX it has a<em>constant</em>XXXXXX XXXX. No matter how long XXX XXXXXX or population is growing, XX matter XXXX its XXXX, the XXXXXX rate XXXX XXXXXX XX<span XXXXX="mjx-XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX" tabindex="0"><span class="XXX-XXXX"><span class="mjx-XXXX"><span class="mjx-XXXXXX"><span class="mjx-mrow"><span class="XXX-XX"><span XXXXX="XXX-XXXX MJXc-XXX-main-X">1</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>.</p><p><XXXXXX><XX></XXXXXX></p><p><b>Q3. Relationship</b><strong>XXXXXXX population increase XXX XXXXXX of XXXXXXXXX catastrophes</XXXXXX><XX></p><p><b>Population</b>XXXXXX and distribution, especially increased<b>XXXXXXXXXX</b>XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX, increases vulnerability<b>to XXXXXXXXX</b>. ... The growth XX XXXXXXX<b>populations</b>, for instance, raises XXXXXXXXX concerns about XXXXXXXXX XXXXX exposure<b>XX</b>XXXXXXX flooding,<b>hurricanes</b>, XXX XXXXXXXX.Limiting XXXXXXX XXX resources or other factors in XXX XXXXXXXXXXX that XXX XXXXX XXX population XXXXXX XXXX. XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX a XXX food supply and lack XX<b>space</b>. XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXX lower birth XXXXX, XXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXX, or XXXX XX emigration.</p><p><XXXXXX>XX. XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX GNP, XXXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXX XXXXXX from XXXXXXXXXXXX</XXXXXX></p><p>Economic losses XXXX natural XXXXXXXXX XXXX been increasing in recent decades. XXXX has XXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXX growth in XXXXXXXX-XXXXX areas. Future XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX are expected to XXXXXXXX due XX a XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX in economic XXXXXXXX and climate change. This highlights the XXXXXXXXXX of XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX that can XXXXXXXX XXX impacts XX these disasters XX XXX XXXXXXX XXX society. X rapidly expanding XXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX the direct (e.g., property damage) and XXXXXXXX (e.g., gross XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXX, trade) economic XXXXXXX XX XXXXXXX disasters.<XX></p><p><XXXXXX>XX. XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX as hazards</XXXXXX></p><p>A<b>XXXXXXX hazard</b>XX a XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXX XXXX a negative effect XX XXXXXX or the Environment.</p><p><XXXXXX>Common XXXXX of XXXXXXX Hazards</XXXXXX></p> <p>Natural XXXXXXX XXX XX XXXXXXXXXX into several broad XXXXXXXXXX: XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX hazards, meteorological XXXXXXX, XXX biological hazards.</p> <p><em>Geological hazards</em>XXX hazards driven by geological (i.e., XXXXX) XXXXXXXXX, in particular, XXXXX XXXXXXXXX. This XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXX eruptions. XX general, geological extreme XXXXXX are XXXXXX XXXXX influence, though humans have a XXXXX XXXXXXXXX XX XXX XXXXXXX XX the XXXXXX.</p> <p><em>Meteorological hazards</em>are hazards XXXXXX by meteorological (i.e., XXXXXXX) processes, in particular those XXXXXXX XX temperature XXX wind. This includes heat XXXXX, cold waves, XXXXXXXX, hurricanes, XXX XXXXXXXX XXXX. Cyclones XXX XXXXXXXX called XXXXXXXXXX in the Atlantic XXX typhoons in XXX Pacific XXXXX.</p> <p><i>Hydro logical</i><em>hazards</em>are XXXXXXX XXXXXX XX hydro XXXXXXX (i.e., water) processes. XXXX XXXXXXXX floods, XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX, and XXXXXXXX. XXXXXX and droughts can XXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX to agriculture and are XXXXX the main XXXXXXXXXXXX to famine. The deadliest natural disaster in world XXXXXXX (not XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX) was XXX 1931 Central China XXXXXX, killing XXXXX or XXXX XXXXXXX people.</p> <p><em>XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX</em>are XXXXXXX XXXXXX XX biological processes. XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX types of XXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX that XXXXXX from XXXXXX XX person, threatening XX XXXXXX large XXXXXXXX XX the human XXXXXXXXXX. Many discussions of natural hazards exclude biological XXXXXXX, placing XXXX instead within XXX realm XX XXXXXXXX and XXXXXX health. If XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX are XXXXXXX, XXXX XXXX include XXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX in XXXXX history, XXXXXXXXX XXX Black XXXXX XXXXXXXX of XXXXXXX XXXXXX in the XXXXX, killing XX-XXX million people, XXX XXX 1918 "XXXXXXX" XXX pandemic, a global affair (the name "Spanish" is due to historical XXXXXXXXXXX) killing XX-XXX million people. A XXXX recent example XX XXX COVID-19 XXXXXXXX. An understanding XX XXXXXXXXXX concepts XXX been XXXXXXXX for answering questions like XXXXX the virus XX XXXX XXXXXXXXX, where it is XXXX deadly, how fast it XXXXX, and how XX XX XXXXXXX its spreading? It is XXXX helps XX to see XXXX natural XXXXXXXXX are not always XXXXXX natural. XXXXX actions have XXXX important XXX XXXX the XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX of XXX virus. While XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX are XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, they XXX not discussed in XXXXXX in this XXXXXX.</p><p><strong>XX.XXXXXX vs. disaster XX. catastrophe</XXXXXX></p><p>a XXXXXX XX a dangerous situation or event that carries a threat to humans. X XXXXXXXX XX an XXXXX that actually harms XXXXXX and disrupts the XXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXX. Hazards XXXX be XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXX they affect humans, but XX they XXXXX in an XXXXXXXXXXX XXXX, they XXXX remain hazards.</p><p>a XXXXXXXX the XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX of a XXXXX XXXXXXXXX must XX XXXXXXXXXX disrupted. We have many examples of natural disasters XXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXXX, tsunamis, XXX XXXXXXXXXX. XXX XXXXXX must XX widespread XXXXXX XX alter XXX normal XXXXXXXXXX of the community XXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX are hazards that XXXX become ‘active’, XXXXXXX humanity in the process. A volcano XXXXXXXX XX the perfect XXXXXXX of a hazard XXXX XXXXXXX a XXXXXXXX.</p><p>Natural <b><XXXXXX>XXXXXXXXX</XXXXXX></b>XXXXX when extreme XXXXXXXXX events of XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXX severe XXXXXX to XXXXXXX. "<b>Catastrophe</b>" is used about an XXXXXXX<b>disaster</b>.</p><p><XXXXXX>XX.<b>XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX</b></strong></p><p><b>2010 Haiti XXXXXXXXXX</b>, large-XXXXX earthquakethat occurred XXXXXXXXX, 2010, on XXX XXXX Indian island XXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX of XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX. Most XXXXXXXX affected XXX Haiti, XXXXXXXXX the XXXXXXX XXXXX XX the XXXXXX.An XXXXX XXXXX toll XXXXXX elusivein the ensuing XXXXX.The XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX’s XXXXXXXX count XXX XXXX XXXX XXX,000, but other XXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX smaller. Hundreds of thousands XX survivors XXXX XXXXXXXXX.</p> <p>XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXX XX X:XX XX XXXX 15 XXXXX (25 XX) XXXXXXXXX of the Haitian XXXXXXX XX Port-au-Prince. XXX XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX a magnitude XX 7.0 and was XXXX XXXXXXXX by XXX aftershocks XX XXXXXXXXXX 5.X XXX 5.5. More aftershocks XXXXXXXX in the following XXXX, XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX one of XXXXXXXXX 5.9 XXXX struck on January XX at XXXXX XXXXX, a XXXX some XX XXXXX (XX km) west XX Port-au-Prince. XXXXX XXX XXX been hit XX an earthquake XX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXX XXX XXXX XXXXXXX, the XXXXXXX in XXXXX being a 1984 shock XX magnitude 6.X. X XXXXXXXXX-8.X XXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXX XXX Dominican XXXXXXXX in 1946.<XX></p><p><strong>Q8.Natural XXXXXXX XXX the geologic XXXXX + XXXXXXXXX</XXXXXX></p><p>Natural hazards XXX XXXXXXXXX occurring physical XXXXXXXXX caused XXXXXX by XXXXX or XXXX onset events which can be geophysical (earthquakes, XXXXXXXXXX, tsunamis XXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX), hydro XXXXXXX (avalanches and floods), climatological (XXXXXXX temperatures, drought XXX wildfires), XXXXXXXXXXXXXX (XXXXXXXX and XXXXXX/wave XXXXXX) or biological (disease epidemics and insect/XXXXXX XXXXXXX).</p><p>XXX XXXXXXXX cycle XX a collective term XXXX XX XXXXXXXX XXX complex XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX the XXXXXXXXX sub-cycles of tectonic, hydro XXXXX, XXXX, and XXX biological cycling of elements known as the biochemical XXXXX. XXXXX XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXX influence XXXX XXXXX and may XXXXXXX natural hazards XXX processes XXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXXXXX geology such XX landslides, XXXXXXXXXXX, volcanic activity, flooding, XXXXXXXXXXX flow, XXX weather. XXX XXXX XXXXX XX influenced XX XXX the XXXXX geologic sub XXXXXX. For example, tectonic XXXXXXXXX provide XXX XXXXXXXX and XXXX XXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX or XXX of the minerals in a XXXX and transform it XXXX XXX rock type to XXXXXXX.</p><p><b>XX.</b><strong>Magnitude XXX XXXXXXXXX of XXXXXXXXX events</strong></p><p>XXX frequency of a natural hazard event XX the number of XXXXX it occurs XXXXXX a specified XXXX interval. XXXXXXXXX. XXX XXXXXXXXX of a XXXXXXX hazard XXXXX XX related to the XXXXXX XXXXXXXX by the XXXXX. XX XX distinguished from XXXXXXXXX which is XXXXXXX to the XXXXXXX XX a specific location or XXXX.</p><p>XXXXXXXXX XX a XXX XXXXX to XXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXX probability XX hazardous events in XXX future. XXX analysis of XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX and their frequency XXXXXX scientists to XXXXXXXXXX XXXX a certain XXXXXX XXXX a XXXXXXX magnitude is likely XX XXXXX in a XXXXX area. XX most of XXX cases there is a fixed relation between XXXXXXXXX XXX frequency XXX natural XXXXXX. XXX frequency XX XXXXXX XXXX a low magnitude is XXXX, XXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX of events XXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXX is low: i.e. small flood XXXXXX XXXXX every XXXX XXXXX enormous and devastating inundations are likely XX XXXXXX XXXX every one or XXXX XXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXX-XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XX a XXXXXXXXXXXX where XXXXXX XXXX a XXXXXXX magnitude XXXXXX XXXX often XXXX XXXXXX XXXX large magnitudes.</p><p><br></p><p><XX></p>">
