DRRRM Flashcards

1
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A sudden calamitous that causes great harm.

A

Disaster

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2
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A natural phenomenon caused by natural forces

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Natural Disaster

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3
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Disaster caused by human beings

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Man-made

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4
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refers to potential disaster losses or the product of possible damage caused by a hazard

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Disaster Risk

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5
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the elements at risk from a naturl or manmade hazard event

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Exposure

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6
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state of being at risk

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Vulnerability

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7
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A dangerous situation or event that carries a threat to humans

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Hazard

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8
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refers to number of individuals inhabiting a particular space

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Population

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9
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refers to number of individuals living in an area in relation to the size of an area

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Population density

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10
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includes population density levels, place of settlements, the site design etc,

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Physical Vurnerability

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11
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happens due to inability of people, organization, and societies to prevent effects from hazards because of expected behavior in social interaction

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social vulnerability

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12
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based on economic status of an individual

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Economic Vulnerability

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13
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combination of social and economic vulnerability

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socioeconomic vulnerability

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14
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caused by natural resources depletion and destruction

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Environmental Vulnerability

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15
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used in estimating how much mitigation and preparation should be applied

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quantifying vulnerability

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16
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arise from natural processes of environment

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natural hazards

17
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arise through the interaction of natural processes and human activities

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quasi-natural hazards

18
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result of human activities

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technological or man made hazards

19
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can cause occupational illness’s

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health hazards

20
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can cause physical harm or injuries

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safety hazard

21
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process of determining all physical and nonphysical agents in the workplace or specific environment

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Hazard Identification

22
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a way to determine which hazards and risk should be prioritized

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Risk assessment

23
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action of reducing somethings severity, seriousness, or painfulness

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Mitigation

24
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mesures those that eliminates or reduce the impacts and risk of hazards by means bfore an emergency or disaster takes place

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Disaster mitigation