Earth systems and

Catastrophic Events
Chapter 8 Section 6
Natural hazards and
catastrophic events
 Natural hazard- an event
that results from _______
processes and can
cause ____________ and
endanger human
________
 Natural hazards include
_________, tornadoes,
earthquakes, volcanoes,
__________, droughts,
wildfires, floods,
_________ movement,
and processes that
 Impact on Earth

 Catastrophic events can that result

from _______ processes may speed
up _______ and _________
 Catastrophic events resulting from
processes _________ Earth change
the __________ itself
 Human Activities

Impact of How People

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Impact of Where
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Use Land People Locate

 How people use land  Where people locate
can alter Earth their activities can
systems in ways ________ the
that contribute to damaging effects of
_______________ natural hazards
events
 Flooding can occur in
 Impact of hurricane flood plains and
Katrina was far river beds
worse due to human
engineering of the
landscape
 Review
 Give an example of a natural process that
creates a hazard for humans
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 Describe two main ways in which

catastrophic events can affect Earth.
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 Describe how the location of human

activities can increase the risk of damage
from natural hazards.
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