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Chapter 3 Environmental Issues Flashcards

1
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Ultimate source of everything that humans need

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Nature

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2
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The Philippines is located in what area that is geologically and volcanically active

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Pacific Ring of Fire

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

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Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology

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4
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PEIS is a scale used to measure the intensity of Philippine Earthquakes

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PHIVOLCS Earthquake intensity scale

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5
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Is the gravity of earth’s movement

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Intensity

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Quantitative measure of the size of the earthquake

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Magnitude

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7
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What are the four agencies that work hard together to prepare for the Big One

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DOST, PHIVOLCS, OCD, NDRRMC

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

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The Big One

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9
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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

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Valley Fault System Atlas

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10
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Water exceeds the carrying capacity of land and escapes it usual borders

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Flood

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11
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Two types of flooding?

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Location, Duration of occurence

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12
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River flooding, coastal flooding, and urban flooding

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Location

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13
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Flashflood and sheet flood

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Duration of occurence

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14
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Cause of flooding: the condition and activity

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Weather and human

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15
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Cause of flooding: heavy and continuos __, ___ system, release of water from __, combination of high __ and heavy __

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Rain, river, dams, tide, rainfall

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16
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PAGASA- introduces a standard flood warning system

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Philippine atmospheric geophysical and astronomical services administration

17
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Very high wave caused by movement of Earth’s crust

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Tsunami

18
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August 17, 1976

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Moro Gulf Tsunami

19
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An intense low-pressure system within minimum sustained winds if 35kph. It develops over subtropical waters

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Tropical cyclone

20
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Classifications of tropical cyclone: Max sustained 61kph

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Tropical Depression

21
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Classifications of tropical cyclone: Max sustained wind of 88kph

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Tropical storm

22
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Classifications of tropical cyclone: Max sustained wind 117 kph

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Severe tropical storm

23
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Classifications of tropical cyclone: Max sustained wind 220kph

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Typhoon

24
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Classifications of tropical cyclone: Max sustained wind 220+

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Severe typhoon

25
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PSWS- are given to inform the people about the strength of the wind and amount of rain

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Public storm warning signals

26
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International agency that updates the list of names

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World meteorological organization

27
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List from column one will repeat on the __ year except the typhoons that caused massive destruction

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Fifth

28
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How many years of volcanic activity is a volcano considered active?

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60

29
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How do you consider a potentially active volcano

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No record of eruption, is young

30
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How will you consider an inactive volcano

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Have no record of eruptions and has a weathered form

31
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What are the top six volcanos in Philippines

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

32
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The organization that awakened the Philippine government to aggressively work on its disasters preparedness

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WHO

33
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Republic act that means reducing disaster risk through efforts to analyze and manage the factors

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RA NO 10121 disaster risk reduction

34
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NDRRMC- oversees Ph disaster management, the implementation of LDRRMP, is supervising the transport and distribution of relief goods to areas devastated by calamities

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National disaster risk reduction and management council

35
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LDRRMP-

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Local disaster risk reduction and management planning

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