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  1. Ability to cope with disaster
  2. Having a physical disability
  3. A person living in a mountainous terrain
  4. A person not having enough resources and money
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Option 3 : A person living in a mountainous terrain

The correct answer is A person living in mountainous terrain.

  • Environmental vulnerability is defined as a function of environmental exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity.
  • The concept of Environmental vulnerability combines two factors, namely biophysical and socioeconomic factors.
  • Biophysical factors are generally associated with environmental exposure while socioeconomic factors are related to sensitivity.
  • An example of environmental vulnerability is a person living in mountainous terrain.
  • Natural resource depletion and resource degradation are key aspects of environmental vulnerability.

 Thus, we can say that if a person is living in a mountanious terrain, it is an example of environmental vulnerability.

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