DP Geography Questionbank

Description

Describe the range of responses, at the community, national and international levels, during and after a hazard event or disaster.

Distinguish between rescue, rehabilitation and reconstruction responses.

Explain how these responses are affected by individual and community perceptions.

Examine the factors that affected the choice of adjustments before, and responses to, actual hazard events or disasters.

Discuss the importance of re‑assessing risk, and re‑examining vulnerability, following any major hazard event or disaster.

Directly related questions

• .2.bp.7c: Referring to examples, examine why the geographic impacts of disasters vary in space and time.
• 16N.2.bp.7c:

  Using one or more recent examples, discuss the relative importance of short-term and long-term responses to hazard events and/or disasters.

• 17N.2.bp.07c:

  Examine the factors that affect the choice of adjustments before, and responses after, tectonic (earthquake/volcanic) hazard events.

• 18M.2.bp.8c:

  Examine the effectiveness of short- and long-term responses to one recent disaster caused by a hurricane (tropical cyclone/typhoon).