Question

Coastal urbanization does not increase the risk to human communities from which of the following natural disasters?

a.
earthquakes
b.
floods
c.
hurricanes
d.
cyclones

Answer 1

Correct answer choice is :

A) Earthquakes

Step-by-step explanation:

An earthquake is the shaking of the surface of the Earth, emerging from the unexpected discharge of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that generates seismic waves. Earthquakes can differ in size from those that are so vulnerable that they cannot be responded to those severe enough to toss people around and wreck whole cities. The seismicity, or seismic activity, of an area, is the frequency, type and size of earthquakes encountered over a period of time.

Answer 2

The correct answer is - a. earthquakes.

The earthquakes are unpredictable, and they can appear anywhere on the planet (most of them are on and around the plate boundaries though), so urbanizing the coastline doesn't increase or reduce the chances of this natural event.

The only consequence that can appear by an earthquake, on an urbanized coast, is if the earthquake appears in the water and causes a tsunami, but than again, it is something that is caused by the earthquake, not the direct impact of the earthquake itself.