In contemporary academia, disasters are seen as the consequence of inappropriately managed risk. These risks are the product of a combination of both hazards and vulnerability. Hazards that strike in areas with low vulnerability will never become disasters, as is the case in uninhabited regions.
Samuel de Champlain (French: [samÉ¥Él dÉ ÊÉÌplÉÌ] born Samuel Champlain; on or before August 13, 1574 â December 25, 1635), The Father of New France, was a French navigator, cartographer, draughtsman, soldier, explorer, geographer, ethnologist, diplomat, and chronicler.
NEW FRANCE. New France refers to the collective holdings of France in North America during colonial times. At its height New France consisted of the colonies of Canada, Acadia, and Louisiana. The first land claims were made in 1534 by French explorer Jacques Cartier (1491 â 1557) as he sailed the St. Lawrence River in eastern Canada.