geog 2.4 in everyday life

adaptation

the process of making adjustments to actual or expected hazards to moderate harm or take advantage of beneficial opportunities

evironmental stewardship

the actions taken by individuals or groups to protect care or responsibly use the environment to pursure environmental and or social outcomes

voulnteerism

the practice of providing tine and skills for the benefit of other people and causes rather than for the financial benefit

disater risk

the likelihood of damage to properties and injuries and loss of lives frim a disater in a given period of time iit is the product of the interaction between hazard and exposure and vulnerability

exposure

the situation of people and their belongings located in hazard prone areas

diaster risk management

applying plans and action to prevent new risks reduce existing risk and manage diisater prevent new risk reduce existing risks and manage disater risk thus contributing to the strengthing of resilience

communiity resilience

the ability of a community to resist adapt and recover from the impacts of diaster in a timely and efficient manner

vulnerabillity

the condtions determinded by physical social economic and environmental factors which increases the susceptibility of people and their belongings to the impact of hazards