Multiple-Hazard Zone Case Study

Question 1

There are many areas in the world which are vulnerable to multiple hazards

When two or more hazards occur at the same time or in rapid succession the area faces:

Answer 1

There are many areas in the world which are vulnerable to multiple hazards

When two or more hazards occur at the same time or in rapid succession the area faces:

Question 2

The Philippines is an island nation situated in

Answer 2

Southeast Asia in the Western Pacific Ocean

Question 3

t is an archipelago consisting of over 7,600 islands

The capital is Manila

The population is estimated at 115.6 million (2022) with a population density of 385.2 people per km2

Almost …..% of the population is urban

Answer 3

50%

Question 4

An estimated …..% of the population and ……..% of the land area is vulnerable to hazard events

Answer 4

74%

60%

Question 5

In 2019 and 2020 the Philippines experienced

Answer 5

4 typhoons, eruption of the Taal volcano and a number of earthquakes