Global damage costs from natural disasters in

the past 40 years have steadily grown, yet these costs relative to Gross Domestic

Product have remained fairly similar. Why might that be? Please provide a short response.

Which natural disaster is the only disaster to

appear in both the Top 5 Deadliest Disasters and the Top 5 Costliest Disasters?

Which of the following are key elements in the

definition of a disaster? (Select all that apply)

Where is volcanic hazard exposure greatest around the world? Select all that apply.

The impacts of volcanic ash can be very localized or extend 100s and 1000s of kilometres. What determines this scale?

In no more than 3 sentences, identify which volcanic hazard has killed the most people in the last 500-600 years, and briefly explain why it is such a dangerous hazard.

Lahars can occur when a volcano is not actively erupting.

Based on the World Map of Natural Hazards (2011)

what part of the world is

Correctly classify the following natural hazards using the drop-down menus.