Assignment task: The topic: Earthquake in the town/city where you live
1. Compare the difference between Hazard, vulnerability, and risk
2. Describe the area in which you live. include geography, special features, demographics of the population, and other relevant factors that may come into play in a risk assessment.
- need to know if it is mountainous, flat, wooded, urban. real, near water, near the ocean, heavily populated, whether it has a vulnerable population to the Earthquake in the town/city where you live.
3. Paint a word picture of the area where you live, don't just explain where it is.
4. Assess the likelihood of occurrence and the impact of the Earthquake in the town/city where you live. Rate it on a scale of 1 to 10 with 1 being low risk and 10 being high risk