Explain the relationship between patterns of human settlement and natural disasters. Explain a natural disaster for which each human settlement listed is at risk. Be sure to consider the settlement's location. An island community in the South Pacific A small town in the Andes Mountains A village located along the Euphrates River A coastal city on the Atlantic Ocean Consider the earthquake that struck Haiti in 2010. What were THREE impacts of the earthquake on the human population of Haiti

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Explain the relationship between patterns of human settlement and natural disasters.

The relationship between the two is because human settlings disrupt the characteristics and the environmental conditions of the area, and this can be risky for humans

Explain a natural disaster for which each human settlement listed is at risk. Be sure to consider the settlement's location.

An island community in the South Pacific. This Island such as the Island of Java is so prone to earthquakes and volcanic explosions because is located in the Pacific Ring of Fire.

A small town in the Andes Mountains has the risk of having landslides, very dangerous and mortal for the people who live in the village.

A village located along the Euphrates River. The major risk of the villages is the flooding of the Euphrates Rivers that can cause so many destructions and casualties.

A coastal city on the Atlantic Ocean. The major risk is hurricanes and strong winds and rain.

In the case of the earthquake that struck Haiti in 2010, the impacts of the earthquake on the human population of Haiti were the following. The number of people who died, the casualties resulted, the destruction of private and public property, the many diseases it caused due to lack of proper medical services, and the lack of money for reconstruction.