1.6 Development, governance and disaster impact Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Geography, Unit 1

The 20 questions

1. Which social factor directly increases a community's vulnerability to a tectonic hazard?

   • Geothermal gradient
   • Subduction rate
   • High crustal rigidity
   • Socio-economic inequality

2. Which action by local government best increases community resilience to earthquake hazards?

   • Exporting raw materials
   • Enforcing building codes
   • Increasing urban density
   • Privatising public water

3. Which geographical factor increases disaster impacts by delaying emergency response access?

   • Coastal proximity
   • Isolation
   • Flat topography
   • Low latitude

4. What shapes community resilience and vulnerability during identical physical hazard events?

   • Mantle convection rate
   • Governance and development
   • Atmospheric pressure
   • Plate movement speed

5. What type of settlement typically experiences greater earthquake impacts due to poor governance?

   • Suburban commercial zone
   • Planned urban district
   • Informal settlement
   • Gated residential enclave

6. Why do dense urban areas often suffer greater economic losses during earthquakes?

   • High asset concentration
   • Higher soil liquidity
   • Faster seismic waves
   • Greater focal depth

7. Which governance failure directly increases structural vulnerability during earthquake events?

   • Corrupt code enforcement
   • Centralised currency control
   • Tax rate adjustments
   • Electoral reform delay

8. How does higher public education access lower casualty rates during tectonic hazards?

   • Slower tsunami speed
   • Lower ground shaking
   • Smaller eruption size
   • Better risk awareness

9. Which key infrastructure deficit creates low resilience during a tsunami event?

   • Lacking warning systems
   • Deep harbour channels
   • High sea walls
   • Elevated evacuation roads

10. How does lower economic development typically affect a population's vulnerability to natural hazards?

    • Decreases vulnerability
    • Increases vulnerability
    • Eliminates vulnerability
    • Has no effect

11. Which governance strategy best increases community resilience to volcanic hazards?

    • Urban sprawl
    • Export subsidies
    • Land privatisation
    • Evacuation planning

12. What main factor explains why similar magnitude earthquakes cause vastly different death tolls?

    • Governance quality
    • Soil acidity
    • Plate boundary type
    • Time of day

13. Why does low household income increase vulnerability to natural hazards?

    • Greater mobility
    • High insurance cover
    • Poor housing quality
    • Better land availability

14. Which geographic factor delays emergency response to rural mountain communities following an earthquake?

    • High population density
    • Weak building codes
    • Poor accessibility
    • Low income levels

15. Which housing condition significantly reduces a community's resilience to tectonic hazards?

    • Unregulated construction
    • Land-use zoning
    • Sea defence barriers
    • Enforced building codes

16. Which term describes the number of people and assets located in hazard-prone areas?

    • Exposure
    • Vulnerability
    • Capacity
    • Resilience

17. Which local planning policy prevents construction in high-risk tectonic hazard zones?

    • Urban sprawl
    • Tax incentives
    • Land-use zoning
    • Deforestation

18. What primarily determines the effectiveness of international aid following a tectonic disaster?

    • Distance from equator
    • Local governance
    • Magnitude scale
    • Time of year

19. A community with dense housing, poor access, and weak warning systems has what risk profile?

    • High capacity
    • High vulnerability
    • Low exposure
    • High resilience

20. Why do emerging economies usually recover more slowly from tectonic disasters than developed nations?

    • Lack of insurance
    • Greater crustal thickness
    • Larger earthquake magnitude
    • Higher hazard frequency

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