Chapter 3 Environmental Issues

Question 1

Ultimate source of everything that humans need

Answer 1

Nature

Question 2

The Philippines is located in what area that is geologically and volcanically active

Answer 2

Pacific Ring of Fire

Question 3

PHIVOLCS- in charge for Earthquakes.
There has been 106 recorded Earthquakes since 1600#

Answer 3

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology

Question 4

PEIS is a scale used to measure the intensity of Philippine Earthquakes

Answer 4

PHIVOLCS Earthquake intensity scale

Question 5

Is the gravity of earth’s movement

Answer 5

Intensity

Question 6

Quantitative measure of the size of the earthquake

Answer 6

Magnitude

Question 7

What are the four agencies that work hard together to prepare for the Big One

Answer 7

DOST, PHIVOLCS, OCD, NDRRMC

Question 8

The earthquake that will originate along West Valley Fault running through Bulacan, Rizal, Metro Manila, Cavite, and Laguna

Answer 8

The Big One

Question 9

Contains detailed and updated map of areas traversed by East and West Valley Faults. It cam also be used to evaluate structures built along the fault lines

Answer 9

Valley Fault System Atlas

Question 10

Water exceeds the carrying capacity of land and escapes it usual borders

Answer 10

Flood

Question 11

Two types of flooding?

Answer 11

Location, Duration of occurence

Question 12

River flooding, coastal flooding, and urban flooding

Answer 12

Location

Question 13

Flashflood and sheet flood

Answer 13

Duration of occurence

Question 14

Cause of flooding: the condition and activity

Answer 14

Weather and human

Question 15

Cause of flooding: heavy and continuos __, ___ system, release of water from __, combination of high __ and heavy __

Answer 15

Rain, river, dams, tide, rainfall

Question 16

PAGASA- introduces a standard flood warning system

Answer 16

Philippine atmospheric geophysical and astronomical services administration

Question 17

Very high wave caused by movement of Earth’s crust

Answer 17

Tsunami

Question 18

August 17, 1976

Answer 18

Moro Gulf Tsunami

Question 19

An intense low-pressure system within minimum sustained winds if 35kph. It develops over subtropical waters

Answer 19

Tropical cyclone

Question 20

Classifications of tropical cyclone: Max sustained 61kph

Answer 20

Tropical Depression

Question 21

Classifications of tropical cyclone: Max sustained wind of 88kph

Answer 21

Tropical storm

Question 22

Classifications of tropical cyclone: Max sustained wind 117 kph

Answer 22

Severe tropical storm

Question 23

Classifications of tropical cyclone: Max sustained wind 220kph

Answer 23

Typhoon

Question 24

Classifications of tropical cyclone: Max sustained wind 220+

Answer 24

Severe typhoon

Question 25

PSWS- are given to inform the people about the strength of the wind and amount of rain

Answer 25

Public storm warning signals

Question 26

International agency that updates the list of names

Answer 26

World meteorological organization

Question 27

List from column one will repeat on the __ year except the typhoons that caused massive destruction

Answer 27

Fifth

Question 28

How many years of volcanic activity is a volcano considered active?

Answer 28

60

Question 29

How do you consider a potentially active volcano

Answer 29

No record of eruption, is young

Question 30

How will you consider an inactive volcano

Answer 30

Have no record of eruptions and has a weathered form

Question 31

What are the top six volcanos in Philippines

Answer 31

Mayon, Hibok-Hibok, Taal, Bulusan, Kanlaon, Pinatubo

Question 32

The organization that awakened the Philippine government to aggressively work on its disasters preparedness

Answer 32

WHO

Question 33

Republic act that means reducing disaster risk through efforts to analyze and manage the factors

Answer 33

RA NO 10121 disaster risk reduction

Question 34

NDRRMC- oversees Ph disaster management, the implementation of LDRRMP, is supervising the transport and distribution of relief goods to areas devastated by calamities

Answer 34

National disaster risk reduction and management council

Question 35

LDRRMP-

Answer 35

Local disaster risk reduction and management planning