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Title:	HAZPAC, An Interactive Map of Pacific Rim Natural Hazards, Population, and Infrastructure
Vendor/Agency:	U.S. Geological Survey
Publication Year:	2002
Data Layer Set Source:	Federal Depository Program
Media Format(s):	CD-ROM
Data Restrictions:	Public Domain. Data is freely distributable with proper metadata and source attribution to the respective agency.
Physical Location(s):	Davis Library Reference Electronic Resource
Call Number:	I19.121:76
For Additional Information, see:	http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds-76/
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Bounding Coordinates:	90 West  -70 East  75 North  50 South
Global Spatial Extent:	N
Spatial Extent, Countries/Territories Include:	American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei, Cambodia, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Fiji, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, Kiribati, Korea, North, Korea, South, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Micronesia, Federated States of, Mongolia, Montserrat, Nauru, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Puerto Rico, Russia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Taiwan, Thailand, The Bahamas, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, United States, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, United States, Wallis and Futuna
Spatial Extent, States Include:
Abstract:	"The Earth releases its constantly building tension in the form of natural hazards. The same natural processes that are responsible for the Earth's tremendous beauty and variety can have negative consequences, however, when human populations and infrastructure are in the way. Although the most direct danger befalls people in the immediate vicinity of natural disasters, their harmful effects can...often be felt throughout the world. In addition, the potentially disastrous effects of earthquakes, volcanoes, storms, and other natural hazards may be magnified as populations grow and economies become more interdependent. Not only will those who are directly "in harms way" be at risk, but so may be many others around the world who depend on the connections between themselves and the people who are directly at risk. HAZPAC is a Geographic Information System (GIS) project designed to help a broad range of people visualize the socioeconomic connections and shared vulnerabilities of burgeoning communities in the Circum-Pacific region. The HAZPAC interactive platform displays a variety of environmental, social, and economic factors that connect natural hazards to social and economic globalization." (CD-ROM case)
Thematic Category(ies):	GeoscientificInformation, Health Additional data layers in these categories: GeoscientificInformation, Health
Keywords:	natural hazards, Pacific Rim, population, infrastructure, human populations, environmental, social, economic, risk assessment, topography, tsunamis, tidal waves, earthquakes, volcanoes, rivers, roads, tropical storms
Notes:	Full title: HAZPAC, An Interactive Map of Pacific Rim Natural Hazards, Population, and Infrastructure, U.S. Geological Survey, Digital Data Series DDS-76, 2002
Contains data layer(s):	Pacific Rim Air Routes Pacific Rim Airports Pacific Rim Countries Pacific Rim Country Boundaries Pacific Rim Earthquakes Pacific Rim Energy Resources Pacific Rim Geologic Age Pacific Rim Geology of Rocks Pacific Rim Landuse and Vegetation Pacific Rim Lights at Night Pacific Rim Major Cities Pacific Rim Population Density Pacific Rim Railroads Pacific Rim Rivers Pacific Rim Roads Pacific Rim Seafloor Sediment Pacific Rim Seismic Hazard Pacific Rim Shaded Relief (Image) Pacific Rim Subsea Telecommunication Cables Pacific Rim Topography & Bathymetry Pacific Rim Tropical Storms Zones Pacific Rim Tsunami Runups Pacific Rim Utilities Pacific Rim Volcanic Eruptions Pacific Rim Volcanoes - Active in Last 10,000 Years Pacific Rim Water