DISASTER SCI M1-3

Question 1

____ are naturally occuring events that can have adverse effects on humans

Answer 1

Hazards

Question 2

_____ are hazardous events that have occured and have harmed human life and society

Answer 2

disasters

Question 3

____ are disasters that stem from human error in controlling and handling technology

Answer 3

Technological disasters

Question 4

____ are natural phenomena that help sustain life on planet earth

Question 5

What classification of natural hazards and disasters?

– Earth quake
– Mas movement
– Volcanic activity

Answer 5

Geophysical

Question 6

What classification of natural hazards and disasters?

– Flood
– Landslide
– Wave Action

Answer 6

Hydrological

Question 7

What classification of natural hazards and disasters?

– Storm
– Extreme Temperature
– Fog

Answer 7

Meteorological

Question 8

What classification of natural hazards and disasters?
– Droug
– Glacial lake outburst
– wildfire

Answer 8

Climatological

Question 9

What classification of natural hazards and disasters?
– Animal accident
– epidemic
– insect infestation

Answer 9

biological

Question 10

What classification of natural hazards and disasters?
–Space weather
– impact

Answer 10

Extra terrestrial

Question 11

Hazards are characterized by:

__________ is the destructiveness of an event; associated with probability of occurrence (i.e. return periods or recurrence intervals); the longer return period (less frequent or probability of happening) the greater the intensity

___________ is how quickly the peak of the hazard event occurs

___________ is show long the actual eent takes place

___________ the extent of area affected by the event

Answer 11

– Magnitude or intensity
– Speed of onset
– Duration
– Expanse

Question 12

The situation of people,
infrastructure, housing, production capacities, and other tangible human assets located in hazard- prone areas.

Answer 12

Exposure

Question 13

Susceptibility to adverse effects (loss, damage, etc.) of a hazard as determined by a myriad of factors such as physical, social, economic, and environmental factors.

Answer 13

Vulnerability

Question 14

Lowering the RISK involves decreasing one of the three dimension. Which are?

Answer 14

– Exposure
– Vulnerability
– Hazard

Question 15

True or False

if these are eliminated, the risk is also eliminated
– Exposure
– Vulnerability
– Hazard

Answer 15

true

Question 16

The Philippines experiences an average of ___ cyclones per annum.

Answer 16

24

Question 17

Largest rainfall events occur in the ____ and early ____ quarter of the year

Answer 17

– 3rd
– 4th

Question 18

_____ experiences
typhoons the most typhoon landfalls;

What place the least in ____ and __________

Answer 18

– Northern Luzon
– MIndanao
– Palawan

Question 19

Largest cyclones in recent world history

Answer 19

Typhoon Haiyan