In the decimal degrees system, which hemispheres are ‘negative’, and which are ‘positive’?

Using Google Earth Pro, zoom in on the archipelago of Hawai’i. In the top tool bar (top left hand of the screen), go to ‘View’ and make sure that ‘Status Bar’ is clicked ON. Now place your cursor on any point, and then look at the bottom right hand corner of the screen. What is the latitude and longitude of the location your cursor is sitting on? Please provide your answer in degrees, minutes, seconds format.

Hint: Go to ‘Tools’ in the top left-hand corner >> click ‘Options…’ in the drop-down menu. You will see a new window with some information on some geographical options. Under ‘Show Lat/Long’, you should select ‘Degrees, Minutes, Seconds’ >> click Apply in the lower right of the window, and then your map should read you coordinates in degrees minutes seconds format. If you are using a Mac, click on the Google Earth Pro icon on the menu bar and select 'Preferences'

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.