DRR

Question 1

Location of the Philippines

Answer 1

South East Asia (SEA)

Question 2

Three Major Divisions

Answer 2

Luzon
Visayas
Mindanao

Question 3

Philippine Climate

Answer 3

Tropical
Maritime

Question 4

relatively high temperature

Answer 4

Tropical

Question 5

high humidity and abundant rainfall.

Answer 5

Maritime

Question 6

Most important Elements of the Country’s Weather and Climate

Answer 6

Temperature
Humidity
Rainfall (most important climatic element)

Question 7

The area where the Philippine Sea and Eurasian Tectonic Plates meet and is prone to occurrences of earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions.

Answer 7

Pacific Ring of Fire

Question 8

Explains the occurrences of different weather disturbance such as typhoons

Answer 8

Pacific typhoon belt

Question 9

The Philippines experiences many forms of natural disasters such as:

Answer 9

earthquake
floods
typhoons
volcanic eruptions
landslides

Question 10

A dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity or condition that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, poverty damage, loss of livelihoods and service, social and economic disruption, or environmental

Answer 10

Hazard

Question 11

A serious disruption of the functioning of a community or society involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and impacts that exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources.

Answer 11

Disaster

Question 12

Types and examples of Natural Hazards

Answer 12

Geophysical
Climatological
Hydrological
Meteorological

Question 13

Types and Examples of man-made Hazards

Answer 13

Industrial Pollution
Indoor Fire
Riots or Conflicts

Question 14

Protecting buildings and infrastructure

Answer 14

Hard Intervention

Question 15

Education and Training

Answer 15

Soft Intervention

Question 16

It plays a major role in keeping the country safe from disasters and ensuring quick recovery afterwards.

Answer 16

National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council

Question 17

Leads the council in crafting policies and implementing actions and measures on all aspects of disaster risk reduction and management.

Answer 17

Department of National Defence

Question 18

Serves as the secretariat of the council

Answer 18

Office of the Civil Defence

Question 19

These are measures taken to prepare for and reduce the effects of disasters. That is, to predict and—where possible—prevent them, mitigate their impact on vulnerable populations, and respond to and effectively cope with their consequences.

Answer 19

Disaster Preparedness

Question 20

The focus in the response phase is on putting people safe, prevent next disasters and meeting the basic needs of the people until more permanent and sustainable solutions can be found.

Answer 20

Disaster Response

Question 21

An organization’s ability to respond to and recover from an event that negatively affects business operations. The goal of DR methods is to enable the organization to regain use of critical systems and IT infrastructure as soon as possible after a disaster occurs.

Answer 21

Disaster Rehabilitation and Recovery