For Poor Countries,the Reduction of Vulnerability to Natural Hazards Depends

question 14

Multiple Choice

For poor countries,the reduction of vulnerability to natural hazards depends on:

• A) strengthening zoning restrictions.
• B) improving warning systems.
• C) education.
• D) cultural, economic, and political factors.
• E) willful ignorance.

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