CHAPTER 4 Flashcards
ONDOY
SEPT. 26, 2009 KETSANA
IBIANG
DEC 27, 2014 WINNIE
FRANK
JUNE 20-23, 2014 FENGSHEN
PABLO
DEC 2, 2012 BOPHA
YOLANDA
NOV. 3, 2013 HAIYAN
The probability that a disaster will occur
RISK
The specific nature of a threat.
HAZARD
The inability to withstand, protect oneself, or recover rapidly from a potentially damaging event.
VULNERABILITY
Measures designed to avert a potential hazard.
PREVENTION
measures that ensure an effective disaster
response
PREPAREDNESS
Measures that reduce the harmful effects of a disaster.
MITIGATION
Action taken in the aftermath of a disaster to assist victims and to rehabilitate society.
RESPONSE
disaster caused
by natural phenomena
NATURAL DISASTERS
disaster
caused by human actions
HUMAN-MADE DISASTERS
Accident (individual)
Emergency (limited)
Disaster (widespread)
Catastrophe (collapse)
SEVERITY CATEGORIES
lack of sufficient available water resources to
meet the demands of water usage within a region.
WATER SCARCITY
made up of many smaller ecosystems, interlocked
through cycles of energy and chemical elements.
ECOSYSTEM
- refers to functional units that result from
interactions of abiotic (air, water, rocks, and energy), biotic (plants,
animals, and microorganisms) and cultural (anthropogenic)
components.
ECOLOGICAL SYSTEM
preliminary step in fighting for the world’s survival,
which in the end, is our very own survival, too.
AWARENESS
preliminary step in fighting for the world’s survival,
which in the end, is our very own survival, too.
AWARENESS
requirement to maintain the survival of the
state through the use of economic, power projection and political
power and the exercise of diplomacy.
NATIONAL SECURITY