Studied by 3 peopleparks model stages
pre-disaster, relief, rehabilitation, mitigation
Hazards
phenomena that have the potential to cause harm
Disaster
a hazard event realised that overwhelms a communities ability to respond
Endemic
A disease limited to particular region
Pandemic
Diseases affecting several countries
Epidemic
Unexpected increase in number of disease cases in geographical area
Fomite
inanimate objects that carry disease
Vector
Living organisms that carry disease
Vehicle
Things that indirectly transmit disease
SPADE
Scale, People, Aid, Duration, Environment
Primary impacts
Direct impact
Secondary impacts
a result later than the impact
Tertiary impact
the impact that comes after
Cold front symbol
Spikes
Warm front symbol
Rounded bumps
Broken line symbol
Rain
Diagonal lines symbol
Moisture
Bushfires spreading
Radiation, Convection, Conduction
Radiation
acts on fuel removing moisture
Convection
Transfer of heat through air
Conduction
Transfer of heat through solid objects
Types of fires
Crown, Surface, Ground
Types of biohazards
BIFTOV
Blackberries
Invasive species
Ebola
Viruses
Mushroom that makes ants crazy
Fungi
Cholera
Pathogenic organism
Pesticides
Bioactive compounds
Venom
toxins
Eccentricity
Shape of Earth’s orbit
Obliquity
Angle of Earth’s axis tilt
Precession
The direction of Earth’s axis of rotation is pointed
Greenhouse gasses
Carbon dioxide, Methane, hydrofluorocarbons, sulfur, perfluorocarbons
Note
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