Module 5-7

Question 1

Is a state of being at risk.

Answer 1

Vulnerability

Question 2

Is defined as the characteristics and circumstances of a community, system or asset that make it susceptible to the damaging effects of a hazard.

Answer 2

Vulnerability

Question 3

Vulnerability on the other hand is ___________________. This means that if a particular province is prone to earthquake, it does not mean that all localities on that province is vulnerable to it.

Answer 3

situation specific

Question 4

To make the community less vulnerable, it must be ____________.

Answer 4

resilient

Question 5

Vulnerability is also _____________ specific. A community that is vulnerable to earthquake hazard does not necessarily mean that it is also vulnerable to typhoons.

Answer 5

hazard

Question 6

Factors affecting vulnerability of one’ s community:

Answer 6

1. Population density near a hazard event.
2. Capacity and efficiency to reduce Disaster Risk.

Question 7

Refers to the number of individuals inhabiting in a particular space at the same time. If people are well distributed, there is lesser effect of disaster.

Answer 7

Population

Question 8

The number of individuals living in an area in relation to the size of an area.

Answer 8

Population density

Question 9

Community that is less vulnerable has the capacity to reduce disaster risk because;

Answer 9

1. It can provide accessibility and availability of services and facilities during and after disaster.
2. It has the ability to anticipate, adapt, and respond to possible disaster.

Question 10

What are the vulnerabilities of different elements exposed to specific hazards?

Answer 10

1. Physical Vulnerability
2. Social & Economic (Socioeconomic) Vulnerability
3. Environmental Vulnerability
4. Quantifying Vulnerability

Question 11

Vulnerabilities of different elements are determined due to its exposure to ____________ and ____________ hazard.

Answer 11

particular and specific

Question 12

This type of vulnerability includes population density levels, place of a settlement, the site design, and materials used for infrastructure and housing. When hazardous events occur, normally physical elements are severely damaged.

Answer 12

Physical Vulnerability

Question 13

This type of vulnerability happens due to inability of people, organization, and societies to prevent severe effects from hazards because of the expected behavior in social interactions, institutions, and system of cultural values.

Answer 13

Social Vulnerability

Question 14

This type of vulnerability is based on the economic status of individuals, communities, and nations. The poorer the country, the more vulnerable to disasters because they lack the funds or budgets to build sturdy structures and put other engineering measures in place which protect them from being affected by disasters.

Answer 14

Economic Vulnerability

Question 15

Social and economic vulnerability can be combined also known as ________________.

Answer 15

Socioeconomic Vulnerability

Question 16

This type of vulnerability is caused by natural resources depletion and destruction.

Answer 16

Environmental Vulnerability

Question 17

This type of vulnerability is used in estimating how much mitigation and preparedness measures will be applied.

Answer 17

Quantifying Vulnerability

Question 18

The Philippines has high vulnerability due to the following reasons:

Answer 18

• It lies in the Pacific typhoon belt and we are visited by an average of 20 typhoons every year.
• Rugged nature of the landscape makes it vulnerable to landslide, mudflows, and other disasters.
• It is an archipelagic country with many small islands where some areas are at below sea level.
• It has the longest shoreline in the world at 32,400 km making it vulnerable to storm surges.
• It is still a primary agricultural and fishing economy.
• With poor institutional and social capacity to manage, respond, and recover from natural hazard events.
• With high level of poverty
• Aside from typhoon, it is also at risk to volcanic eruptions, quakes, and floods.