DRRM UNIT 3

Question 1

: It is a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society at any scale due to hazardous events interacting with conditions of exposure, vulnerability and capacity

Answer 1

Disaster

Question 2

1 Disaster: It is a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society at any scale due to hazardous events interacting with conditions of exposure, vulnerability and capacity, leading to one or more of the following: 4

Answer 2

human, material, economic and environmental losses and impacts

Question 3

An event caused by natural hazards such as flood, hurricane, volcanic eruption, earthquake, or landslide and cause significant damage, destruction, and loss of life.

Answer 3

Natural Disaster

Question 4

– It’s an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land.

Answer 4

Flood

Question 5

7 CAUSES OF FLOOD

Answer 5

• Prolonged rainfall over several days/heavy rainfall over a short period of time
• Overflowing of rivers or streams
• Inadequate design or maintenance of the drainage channels and structures.
• Construction of settlements or structures in floodplains
• Poor solid waste management
• Blasting of dams
• Snowmelt

Question 6

IT USUALLY TAKES _________ FOR AFFECTED COMMUNITIES TO BE REBUILT AND BUSINESS TO COME BACK TO NORMALCY

Answer 6

YEARS

Question 7

An economic effect of flooding involves people becoming ___________

Answer 7

homeless

Question 8

Floodwaters carry lots of ________ that are deposited in the _________

Answer 8

NUTRIENTS
PLAINS

Question 9

5 INSTRUMENTS USED IN MONITORING

Answer 9

1. RAIN GAUGES
2. RADAR
3. SATELLITE
4. RIVER GAUGES / STAFF GAUGES
5. DATA NETWORKS

Question 10

4 Ways in how flood occurence is predicted

Answer 10

1. Monitoring
2. Analysis
3. Preparation of the Forecast and Warning
4. Dissemination of the Flood Forecast and Warning

Question 11

They capture the actual amount of precipitation that has fallen at a particular location, allowing for accurate and localized rainfall data.

Answer 11

Rain Gauges

Question 12

Rain Gauges are used for collecting rainfall data such as the _________ & ______of rainfall.

INSTRUMENTS USED IN MONITORING

Answer 12

intensity and duration

Question 13

used to locate and measure precipitation by using radio waves that travels through the atmosphere and interact with raindrops, or other form of precipitation

INSTRUMENTS USED IN MONITORING

Answer 13

Radar

Question 14

Radars can measure the__________________, allowing meteorologists and hydrologists to assess the severity of rainfall events.

INSTRUMENTS USED IN MONITORING

Answer 14

rate at which rain is falling

Question 15

– equipped with sensors which can estimate rainfall from above, these sensors measure the characteristics of clouds, such as their temperature, water content to infer rainfall intensity and duration.

INSTRUMENTS USED IN MONITORING

Answer 15

Satellite

Question 16

these are instruments installed at a specific locations along rivers.

INSTRUMENTS USED IN MONITORING

Answer 16

River gauges/Staff gauges

Question 17

They provide a quick visual reference of the water level.

INSTRUMENTS USED IN MONITORING

Answer 17

River gauges/Staff gauges

Question 18

These networks collect data from multiple locations and transmit it to different servers of participating agencies

INSTRUMENTS USED IN MONITORING

Answer 18

Data Networks

Question 19

The data collected are analyzed. The general objective here is to deduce the probable development in the hydrological situation in the river basin in the near future.

Ways in how flood occurence is predicted

Answer 19

Analysis

Question 20

The general objective of Analysis is to_____________________ in the hydrological situation in the river basin in the near future.

Answer 20

deduce the probable development

Question 21

. Upon receipt of the coded messages, they are decoded and each set of observations is plotted in symbols or numbers on weather charts over the respective areas or regions.

Ways in how flood occurence is predicted

Answer 21

Preparation of the forecast and warning

Question 22

Flood forecasts are completed in time for release at regular preset time of issuance.

Ways in how flood occurence is predicted

Answer 22

Dissemination of the flood forecast and warning

Question 23

____________is made through dissemi­nating agencies such as the OCD, DSWD, NDCC, and thru the mass media, particularly radio and television.

Answer 23

Dissemination

Question 24

Dissemination is made through dissemi­nating agencies such as these 3 agencies, and thru the mass media, particularly radio and television.

Answer 24

OCD (Office of Civil Defense)
DSWD
NDCC(National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council)

Question 25

7 preventative and mitigation measures | MITIGATION PHASE ACTIVITIES

Answer 25

1. Land use planning 2. Increase capacity of waterways 3. Increase the flow capacity of a river 4. Construction of dikes and levees along rivers or streams 5. Sandbagging 6. Reforestation / Regulate Cutting of trees 7. Time Flood warning/advisories

Question 26

– implementing this regulation will prevent construction and development in high-risk zones. | PREVENTIVE AND MITIGATION MEASURES

Answer 26

Land-use planning

Question 27

Land-use planning includes _________ or ______________ building in floodplains and ensuring that new infrastructure projects consider flood risk in their design and location | PREVENTIVE AND MITIGATION MEASURES

Answer 27

restricting prohibiting

Question 28

Dams and reservoirs regulate water flow by storing excess water during periods of rainfall, and by controlling the release of water from the dams or reservoirs. | PREVENTIVE AND MITIGATION MEASURES

Answer 28

Increase capacity of waterways

Question 29

Through cleaning channel of debris, dredging, straightening of channels, etc. | PREVENTIVE AND MITIGATION MEASURES

Answer 29

Increase the flow capacity of a river

Question 30

serves as barrier when water significantly goes high | PREVENTIVE AND MITIGATION MEASURES

Answer 30

Construction of dikes and levees along rivers or streams

Question 31

Precautionary measures and actions are stated for residents to take (moving to higher places, electric-operated appliances should secured to higher places) | PREVENTIVE AND MITIGATION MEASURES

Answer 31

Timely flood warnings/advisories

Question 32

is the movement of a mass of rock, earth, or debris down a sloped section of land.

Answer 32

Landslide

Question 33

This movement is caused by the self-weight of the material, under the force of gravity, and can take the form of falls, topples, sliding, spreading or flows (mudflows or waste flows).

Answer 33

Landslide

Question 34

– It represent the most extreme hazard, especially in terms of life.

Answer 34

Landslide

Question 35

7 causes of Landslide

Answer 35

1. RAINFALL 2. Earthquakes 3. Volcanic Activity 4. Erosion 5. Geological Factors 6. Deforestation 7. Human Activities (mining, construction, heavy machine operation)

Question 36

4 PREVENTIVE AND MITIGATION MEESURES FOR LANDSLIDE

Answer 36

1. Land use planning 2. Slope stabilization and engineering techniques 3. Drainage Management 4. Public Information and eduction