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Mind Map Disaster

The document discusses different types of natural and man-made disasters. It defines a disaster as a tragedy caused by natural or human-made hazards that negatively impacts society or environment. The document then provides definitions and examples of natural disasters like volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, and storms. It also defines and gives examples of man-made disasters. Finally, it lists some ways to reduce the impact of disasters such as developing early warning strategies, preparing development plans to increase resilience, and mobilizing resources for relief and rehabilitation efforts.
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Mind Map Disaster

The document discusses different types of natural and man-made disasters. It defines a disaster as a tragedy caused by natural or human-made hazards that negatively impacts society or environment. The document then provides definitions and examples of natural disasters like volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, and storms. It also defines and gives examples of man-made disasters. Finally, it lists some ways to reduce the impact of disasters such as developing early warning strategies, preparing development plans to increase resilience, and mobilizing resources for relief and rehabilitation efforts.
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DISASTER
By : Aminnulhakim Bin Abdul Isa
Ahmad Amsyar Bin Abdullah
Ahmad Shamil Bin Mohd Zaki
Mohamad Aiyad Bin Ramli
Muhammad Fahmi Bin Ab Rasib
Unit : PPISMP Kajian Sosial/BI/BM Sem. 2

DEFINITION
THE TRAGEDY OF A NATURAL OR HUMAN-MADE
HAZARD (A HAZARD MEAN SITUATION WHICH POSES
A LEVEL OF THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY OR
ENVIRONMENT) THAT NEGATIVELY AFFECTS SOCIETY
OR ENVIRONMENT

ETYMOLOGY
Middle French
desastre

Old Italian
disastro

Greek pejorative Prefix


δυσ-, (dus-) "bad“ + ἀστήρ (aster), "star"

DISASTER
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NATURAL DISASTER MAN-MADE


DISASTER

Definition : Definition :
A natural disaster is a Caused by human action,
consequence a natural negligence, error or involving
hazard affects humans. the failure of a system
Example : Example :
• Volcanic Eruption • Criminal act
• Earthquake • Stampedes
• Tsunami • Riot
• Storm • War

NATURAL DISASTER

VOLCANIC ERUPTION
EARTHQUAKE TSUNAMI STORM

1 VOLCANO

n opening, or rupture, in a planet's surface or crust, which allows hot magma, ash and gases to escape from belo
magma rises into the crust from hotspot but is unable to break through the crust.
Channel has documented 7 known supervolcanoes in world :
U.S.A
ndonesia
n Kyushu, Japan
U.S.A
in U.S.A
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2 EARTHQUAKE

ur at subduction zones at destructive plate boundries, where one tectonic plate is forced (or subducts) under an
earthquake can be measure by using richter scale that have 1 until 9 scale
e higher the scale, more damages to civilization
e 1990, 5 earthquakes exceed 9.0 richter scale have been occur
ur when 1 plate was remove up or down than others plate.

3 TSUNAMI

es that is caused by the displacement of a large water of a body, such as an ocean.


n convergent or destructive plate boundry abruptly move and vertically displace the overlying water
ucydides was the first to relate tsunami to submarine earthquake but understanding of tsunami’s nature remain
geographical and oceanographic texts refer tsunami as ‘seismic sea waves’
nerate a tsunami if the quake :
ow the body of water
or high magnitude
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4 STORM

y disturbed state of an astronomical body’s atmosphere , especially effecting it’s surface, and strongly implying
e marked by strong wind, thunder and lightning, heavy precipitation, or wind transporting some substance throu
hen a center of low pressure develops, with a system of high pressure surrounding
storm :
e storm - fire storm
izzard - dust devil
nowstorm - thunder storm
cean storm - tropical cyclone
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How To Reduce Impact of Disaster

Minimise the potential risks by developing disaster early warning strategies.


Prepared developmental plans to provide resiliance to such disaster.
Mobilise resources including communication and tele-medicinal services.
To help in rehabilitationand post-disaster reduction.
Pre-disaster planning, preparedness, monitoring including relief management capability.
Prediction and early warning.
Damage assesment and relief management.

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