DRRR

Question 1

An event which causes widespread damage, injury, and loss of lives.
A sudden, calamitous event that seriously disrupts the functioning of a community or society and causes human, material, and economic or environmental losses that exceed the community’s or society’s ability to cope using its own resources

Answer 1

Disaster

Question 2

4 Key Factors

Answer 2

1. Poverty
2. Lack of Education
3. Climate Change
4. Human Induced Environmental Changes

Question 3

Potentially dangerous physical occurrence

Answer 3

Hazard

Question 4

Accounts for the susceptibility to damage

Answer 4

Vulnerability

Question 5

Elements at Risk

Answer 5

Exposure

Question 6

A threatening event, or the probability of occurrence of a potentially damaging phenomenon within a given time period and area.

Answer 6

Hazard

Question 7

Disasters caused by man are those in which major direct causes are identifiable intentional or non-intentional human actions.

Answer 7

Technological or Man-made Hazards

Question 8

__________ are naturally occurring physical phenomena caused either by rapid or slow onset events.

Answer 8

Natural Hazards

Question 9

Examples of Natural Hazards

Answer 9

1. Geophysical
2. Hydrological
3. Climatological
4. Meteorological
5. Biological

Question 10

Disease epidemics and insect/animal plagues

Answer 10

Biological

Question 11

Cyclones and storms(wave surges)

Answer 11

Meteorological

Question 12

Flood
Avalanche

Answer 12

Hydrological

Question 13

Climatological

Answer 13

Drought Extreme Temperature

Question 14

Volcanic Activity

Answer 14

Geophysical

Question 15

Examples of Technological or Man-made Hazards

Answer 15

1. Complex emergencies/conflicts
2. Famine
3. Displaced populations
4. Industrial and transport accidents

Question 16

The natural tendency of exposed elements such as human beings, their livelihoods, and assets to suffer adverse effects when impacted by hazard events

Answer 16

Vulnerabiltity

Question 17

The inventory of elements in an area in which hazard events may occur.

Answer 17

Exposure

Question 18

________ is working with the Japanese government to include Disaster Risk Management (DRM) in development policies.

Answer 18

The World Bank Group

Question 19

Steps that the government recommends take

Answer 19

1. Identify regional risks
2. Invest in structural protections
3. Improve warning and communication systems
4. Create advance emergency response and reconstruction plans
5. Provide financial protections

Question 19

The probability that negative consequences may arise when hazards interact with vulnerable areas, people, property, and the environment.

Answer 19

Risk

Question 20

These are various activities, projects, and programs that the communities may identify after assessing and analyzing the risks that they face.

Answer 20

RISK REDUCTION MEASURES

Question 21

Disaster Risk Equation

Answer 21

Risk = Hazard · Exposure · Vulnerability/Capacity

Question 21

the chance or likelihood of suffering harm and loss as a result of a hazardous event. It closely depends upon the exposure of a person or a community to a hazard.

Answer 21

Disaster Risk

Question 22

Those who experience disaster firsthand have the highest risk of developing future mental problems, followed by those in contact with the victims such as rescue workers and health care practitioners and the lowest risk are those most distant like those who have awareness of the disaster only through the news.

Answer 22

Severity of Exposure

Question 23

The female gender suffers more adverse effects. This worsens when children are present at home.

Answer 23

Gender and Family

Question 24

adults in the age range of 40-60 are more stressed after disasters but in general, children exhibit more stress after disasters than adults do.

Answer 24

Age

Question 25

severe mental problems resulting from disasters are more prevalent in developing countries

Answer 25

Economic Status

Question 26

Give the 7 Effects of Disasters

Answer 26

1. Biological 2. Social Effects of Disasters 3. Physical/Material 4. Psychological 5. Economic 6. Environmental Degradation 7. Political Impacts of Disasters