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Explain the reasons why people live in hazardous areas. Discuss vulnerability as a function of demographic and socio-economic factors, and of a community’s preparedness and ability to deal with a hazard event when it occurs. Explain the reasons for some sectors of a population being more vulnerable than others.

Why do people live in hazardous areas?

Below are notes on why people live in hazardous areas, whether the reason by voluntary or forced.

Vulnerability and Capacity

Below are two documents, one about vulnerability and capacity, and one taken from the IB study guide. 

Vulnerability is the geographic conditions that increase the susceptibility of a community to a hazard or to the impacts of a hazard event.

Vulnerability and Capacity

Vulnerability: From the IB Study Guide

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