Incidents resulting from human actions are known as which category?

• A. Human-caused disasters
• B. Natural disasters
• C. Technological disasters
• D. Terrorism

Answer: (A)

When we classify disasters by cause, incidents that result from human actions are grouped as human-caused disasters. This broad category covers events where people’s actions, decisions, or negligence lead to a disaster, whether the action was intentional or accidental. Natural disasters are caused by natural processes like earthquakes or floods, not by people. Technological disasters involve failures or malfunctions of technology or infrastructure, such as a chemical plant leak or a dam failure. Terrorism is a specific type of human-caused disaster, involving deliberate violent acts for political aims, but the general category that includes both intentional and unintentional human actions is human-caused disasters. So the best match for incidents from human actions is human-caused disasters.