1.10 - Philippines Multiple Hazard Risk

Question 1

What % of pop live in poverty

Answer 1

50% of rural population

25% overall

Question 2

Describe tectonic plate location

Answer 2

2 destructive joined by conservative
Volcanoes and EQs
Many deep ocean trenches for subduction in Pacific Ocean

Question 3

Describe hydrological risk

Answer 3

North and east coasts face Pacific Ocean, tsunami risk

Monsoon climate and typhoon belt

Question 4

Hydrological hazards cause what

Answer 4

Flooding
Lahars
Mudflow risk
Landslides (saturation = stress)

Question 5

The government increases risk by

Answer 5

Being corrupt so weak governance

Question 6

What are some dynamic pressures?

Answer 6

Population growth of 1.7%/yr

Rapid urbanisation strains resources and leads to informal settlements (slums)

Question 7

How prone is the Pacific Ocean

Answer 7

Most tsunami prone ocean in the world

Question 8

What occurred in 2006

Answer 8

Typhoon and volcanic eruption

Question 9

What secondary hazard occurred

Answer 9

Lahar

Killed 1000 people