DRRR W2 Flashcards
1
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Human Effects of Natural and Man made disasters
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- Population displacement
- Health Risk
- Food Scarcity
- Emotional Aftershocks
2
Q
Area most exposed to hazards
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- flood plain or flood-prone areas
- landslide-prone areas
- area with armed conflicts
- fault line area
3
Q
different perspectives of disaster
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- Physical Perspective
- Psychological Perspective
- Socio-cultural Perspective
- Economic
- Political
- Biological
4
Q
loose unconsolidated sediments that have been deposited at the base of hillsloped
A
collivium
5
Q
affect the physical infrastructural facilities, agricultural productivity and even lead to loss of life and cause damage to property
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Physical Perspective
6
Q
Effects of Physical Disasters
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Injury, Illness, Sanitation, Damage to Infrastructure
7
Q
Biological disaster affects large numbers of people within a given community or area
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epidemic
8
Q
Biological disaster affects a much large region, sometime spanning entire continents or the globe
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pandemic
9
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