Topic 1.1

Question 1

The expected number of lives lost, persons injured, damage to property and disruption of economic activity due to natural phenomenon, and consequently, the product of specific risk and elements at risk.

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Risk

Question 2

It is the occurrence probability of elements, hazards, & vulnerability.

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Risk

Question 3

Probability of it happening yet.

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Risk

Question 4

__________ do not happen yet.

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Risk

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Population, physical man-made structures, economic activities, public services, utilities and infrastructures, etc., at risk in a given area.

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Elements at risk

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Any phenomenon that has the potential to cause a disruption or damage to humans and their environment.

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Hazard

Question 7

An event or occurrence that has the potential of causing injury to life, property, and environment.

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Hazard

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Panganib

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Hazard

Question 9

Two types of Hazards

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• Natural Hazards
• Human-Induced Hazards

Question 10

Types of Natural Hazards

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• Hydro-Meteorological Phenomena and Hazard
• Geological Phenomena and Hazard

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Types of Human-Induced Hazards

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• Technological Hazards
• Environmental Hazards
• Environmental Hazards
• Socio-economic Hazards, Political, Security Hazards

Question 12

Types of Hydro-Meteorological Phenomena and Hazard

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• Storm surge
• Landslides
• Extreme Climate Variabilities
• Typhoon
• Tornado
• Thunderstorms
• Cyclone
• Global warming
• flood

Question 13

Geological Phenomena and Hazards ex

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• Volcanic eruption
• Earthquake
• Tsunami
• Astronomical hazards

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Technological hazards ex

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• Electrical blackout
• fire
• food poisoning
• chemical spill
• vehicular related accidents
• structure collapse

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Environmental hazards ex

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• Red tide
• Water pollution

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Socio-economic, Political, Security hazards ex

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• Bomb threats
• Hostage taking
• Kidnapping threats
• Civil disorder

Question 17

factors that allow a hazard to cause a disaster.

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vulnerability

Question 18

The result of a number of factors that increase the chances of a community being unable to cope with an emergency.

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vulnerability

Question 19

These are positive resources and abilities which are helpful to individuals, families, and communities in mitigating, preparing for, responding to, and recovering from a hazard impact.

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Capacities

Question 20

__________ is a function of the hazards to which a community is exposed and the vulnerabilities of that community. However, that risk is modified by the level of the local preparedness or capacity of the community at risk.

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Risk

Question 21

Risk = (Hazard x ________________) / Capacity

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Vulnerability

Question 22

Reflects the concept of hazardous events and disasters as the outcome of continuously present conditions of risk.

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Disaster Risk

Question 23

Risk = Hazard x ____________________ x ____________________

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Exposure, Vulnerability

Question 24

There is no such thing as a natural disaster, only natural hazards.

true or false

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true

Question 25

We don't make choices as to where inhabit, how we build and what research we do. true or false

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false, we make such choices

Question 26

Risk only refers to hazard. true or false

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false, risk is the combination of hazard, exposure, and vulnerability.

Question 27

Death, loss, and damage is the function of the context of hazard, exposure, and vulnerability. true or false

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true

Question 28

Natural or man-made emergencies that cannot be handled by affected communities who experience severe damage and incur loss of lives ad properties causing disruption in its social structure & prevention of the fulfillment of all or some of the affected community's essential functions.

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Disasters

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Events you cannot control.

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Disasters

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Actual hazard event or its immediate consequences requiring extraordinary response.

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Disaster impact

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An act of preventing or minimizing the adverse effects of disaster-causing phenomena through the introduction of measures designed to prepare and protect life and property of the members of society before the occurrence of a phenomenon.

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Disaster mitigation

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It includes activities that prevent a disaster, reduce the chance of a disaster from happening, or reduce the damaging effects of unavoidable natural penomena.

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Disaster mitigationE

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Ex: Construction of typhoon or earthquake resistant houses and other structures and locating human settlements away from high-risk areas.

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Disaster mitigation

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A state in which individuals or groups of a community have developed plans, allocated resources, and established procedures for an efficient and effective implementation of the plan for the purposes of saving lives and preventing further damage to property in the event of a disaster.

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Disaster preparednessI

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It includes plans or preparations made to save lives and to help response-and-rescue operations.

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Disaster preparedness

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Ex: Evacuation plans & stacking food & water

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Disaster preparedness

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The systematic process of using administrative decisions, organizations, operational skills & capacities to implement policies, strategies, & coping capacities of the society & communities to lessen the impacts of natural hazards & related environmental technological disasters.

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Disaster Risk Management

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It comprises all forms of activities, including structural & nonstructural measures to avoid (prevent) or to limit (mitigate & preparedness) adverse effects of hazards.

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Disaster risk Management

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Measures and actions taken in advance in order to prevent new risks or impede their development and strengthening.

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Prevention

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Expresses the concept and intention to completely avoid potential adverse impacts of hazardous events.

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Prevention

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Accept that the event will occur and seek to reduce the inevitable impact.

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Mitigation

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Seek to eliminate the impact of hazards and/or reduce susceptibility to them.

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Prevention

Question 43

Over the Atlantic and East Pacific, tropical cyclones are commonly called "__________________."

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hurricanes

Question 44

The common term is "_____________" for a tropical cyclone that forms in the West Pacific.

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typhoon

Question 45

Tropical cyclones are called just "____________" in the Indian Ocean and near Australia.

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cyclone

Question 46

The Philippines ranked ____ among the countries with the most number of weather-related major events.

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1st

Question 47

The global hotspots of disaster risk from natural hazards are in the __________ and __________.

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Americas & Asia

Question 48

The _____________ calculates disaster risk for 193 countries and thus, 99% of the world's population; the ______________, ______________, ______________, have the highest risk.

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WorldRiskIndex; Philippines, India, and Indonesia

Question 49

______________ has significantly changed disaster preparedness and management.

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Digitalization

Question 50

Used in all phases of disaster management for knowledge acquisition, information dissemination, communication, as well as control.

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Information and communication technologies (ICT)

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Examples include the use of global databases for risk analysis, digital early warning systems, apps for recording damage and communication with those affected via social media platforms.

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Information communication technologies ICT