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.
Samuel de Champlain - Children's Encyclopedia (Ages 8-11) The French explorer Samuel de Champlain traveled along the seacoasts, lakes, and rivers of North America in the early 1600s. Known as the Father of New France, he founded the city of Quebec and encouraged French settlement in what is now Canada. (1567-1635).