List of countries by natural disaster risk

High school (ages 12+)
Environment & Earth

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/list-of-countries-by-natural-disaster-risk

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the World Risk Index and why does it help countries?It is a tool that measures how much danger a country faces from natural disasters. It looks at how often hazards happen, how ready people and buildings are, and how well the country can respond.
2. Why do countries on the Pacific Ring of Fire have more earthquakes?These countries sit on moving tectonic plates. When the plates shift, they create earthquakes and sometimes volcanoes.

Hazard Exposure: The degree to which a country or community is likely to experience a natural hazard event.
Susceptibility: The propensity of a community or system to be adversely affected by a hazard.
Coping Capacity: The ability of a community or country to manage and reduce the impacts of a disaster.
Adaptive Capacity: The ability of a system to adjust to climate change or other environmental stressors.