Module 2: Risk Factors Underlying Disasters

Question 1

Which of the following is the process or condition, often development-related, that influence the level of disaster risk by increasing levels of exposure and
vulnerability or reducing capacity?

Answer 1

risk factor (disaster risk daw)

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT an element which causes disaster?

a. exposure
b. hazard
c. risk
d. vulnerability

Answer 2

risk

Question 3

Which of the following BEST describes hazard?

a. loss of life or injury naturally
b. a phenomenon or human activity
c. potentially damaging physical event
d. reduction of vulnerability and exposure

Answer 3

potentially damaging physical event

Question 4

Which of the following risk factors does BEST describe the cause of the COVID-19 pandemic?

a. climate change
b. weak governance
c. globalized economic development
d. poorly- planned and managed urban development

Answer 4

globalized economic development

Question 5

It refers to the changes that can be attributed “directly or indirectly to human activity altering the composition of the global atmosphere and add to the natural climate variability observed over comparable
periods of time”?

Answer 5

climate change

Question 6

How will the reduction of the level of vulnerability and exposure be possible?

Answer 6

by keeping people and property as distant as possible from hazards

Question 7

Which of the following risk factors affect inequality?

Answer 7

poverty

Question 8

Unwillingness to assume their roles and responsibilities in governing disaster risk unit, falls under which of the following risk factors?

Answer 8

weak governance

Question 9

Which among the groups suffer more adverse effects when an earthquake-causing disaster occurs?

Answer 9

old persons and women

Question 10

The occurrence of landslides in the Philippines is increasing. This kind of disaster will fall under which of the following risks?

Answer 10

climate change and environmental degradation

Question 11

The ages below are average years ranges affected by specific situations happening as a disaster occurs. Which of the following age ranges are “Most Stressed-Out” after a disaster according to the Asian Disaster
Preparedness Center (ADPC)?

Answer 11

40-60

Question 12

Which of the following risk factors is the result of increased polarization between the rich and poor on a global scale?

Answer 12

Globalized Economic Development

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a contributor to the worst outcomes when a disaster happened?

Answer 13

can handle stress

Question 14

Who among the following groups of people is more likely to live in hazard-exposed areas and are less able to invest in risk-reducing measures based on most studies in the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC)?

Answer 14

impoverished people

Question 15

It is a risk factor that is both a driver and a consequence of disasters, reducing the capacity of the environment to meet social and ecological
needs, what is it?

Answer 15

environmental degradation

Question 16

Disaster risk has three important elements

Answer 16

Exposure
Hazard
Vulnerability

Question 17

the elements at risk from a natural or man-made hazard event

Answer 17

Exposure

Question 18

the condition determined by physical, social, economic, and environmental factors or processes, which increase the susceptibility of a community to the impact of a hazard

Answer 18

Vulnerability

Question 19

The following are also taken into consideration when risk factors underlying disaster is involved:

Answer 19

Severity of exposure
Gender and Family
Age
Economic status of country

Question 20

Factors that underlie disasters:

Answer 20

Climate Change
Environmental Degradation
Globalized Economic Development
Poverty and Inequality
Poorly planned and Managed Urban Development
Weak Governance
Geographical Location

Question 21

rising sea levels

global warming

Answer 21

Climate Change

Question 22

cities located in low-altitude estuaries such as Marikina City, Philippines are exposed to sea-level rise and flooding.

fragmented responsibilities for drought risk
management

Answer 22

Poorly planned and Managed Urban Development

Question 23

houses are built with lightweight materials

garbage slide killed that over 200 people in an informal settlement in Manila, the Philippines,

Answer 23

Poverty and Inequality

Question 24

effects in developing countries

Answer 24

Globalized Economic Development

Question 25

deforestation that can lead to a landslide

Answer 25

Environmental Degradation

Question 26

Damage to both public and private infrastructures

Answer 26

infrastructure damage

Question 27

Many people must abandon their homes and seek shelter in other regions which may cause a large influx of refugees that disrupt accessibility of health care and education, as well as food supplies and clean water

Answer 27

potential displacement