DRRR Lesson 1

Question 1

It is anything that can cause harm (eg. a chemical, electricity, ladders)

Answer 1

Hazard

Question 2

It is how great the chance that someone will be harmed by that hazard

Answer 2

Risk

Question 3

A crocodile is a _____. But if it is caged, then there is no exposure and ____ of harm.

Answer 3

Hazard, risk

Question 4

Just because something is a hazard, doesn’t mean it will cause harm as it can depend on the situation.

Question 5

A hazard may cause ____ if a community is left exposed and vulnerable.

Answer 5

Disaster

Question 6

A hazard ____ or ____ the risks of a disaster in that community.

Answer 6

Increases, decreases

Question 7

It is an event that pose threat, danger, or risk to any element exposed to them.

Answer 7

Hazard

Question 8

Hazard events are always associated with disaster.

Answer 8

False

Question 9

Extreme hazard events are the circumstances of a community that causes a hazard to bring in disaster.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

These are hazards that are caused by physical and biological elements in the environment.

Answer 10

Natural hazards

Question 11

These are natural events that are considered hazards because of the risk that they bring to the surroundings and to human lives.

Answer 11

Geologic Process

Question 12

These hazards are caused by factors that are generally traced to human errors, intent or negligence, or glitches in technology.

Answer 12

Technological hazards

Question 13

What is the acronym for profiling hazards?

Answer 13

MFDC

Question 14

What does MFDC mean?

Answer 14

Magnitude Frequency, Duration of Impact, Causality of Events

Question 15

It is assessed by using measurements

Answer 15

Magnitude or Strength of the Event

Question 16

It is how long or short the impact of the hazard.

Answer 16

Duration of Impact

Question 17

The proneness of that area

Answer 17

Frequency

Question 18

It is when the exposed element receives the likely disaster directly or indirectly.

Answer 18

Causality of Events

Question 19

It is a location where a natural hazard is likely to happen

Answer 19

Hazard Prone Area

Question 20

What are examples of hazard Prone areas?

Answer 20

Pacific Ring of Fire, Philippines’ Tectonic Character, Typhoon Belt

Question 21

A disaster involves widespread ____, ____, and ____ losses or impacts.

Answer 21

Human, economic, and environmental

Question 22

A disaster disrupts the ________

Answer 22

Functioning of a community or society

Question 23

A disaster impacts on ______.

Answer 23

Vulnerable people or communities.

Question 24

In a disaster, there is a ___.

Answer 24

Significant number of dead or missing people.

Question 25

After and before any disaster could strike, there should be an ____.

Answer 25

Assessed cost of repairing or rehabilitating the structures and public infrastructures

Question 26

A disaster involves the ____.

Answer 26

Amount of income lost from work, livelihood, and other economic activities

Question 27

These are devastating outcomes that result from natural hazards.

Answer 27

Natural disasters

Question 28

These are destructions from man-made hazards.

Answer 28

Man-made Disaster

Question 29

What is the formula for disaster based on the IRFC?

Answer 29

(Vulnerability + Hazard)/Capacity = Disaster

Question 30

What are the 3 factors that result to a disaster?

Answer 30

1) Exposure to a hazard 2) Conditions of vulnerability that are present 3) Insufficient capacity or measures to reduce or cope with potential negative consequences

Question 31

It is the tendency of a community to face a disaster.

Answer 31

Disaster Risk

Question 32

What are the components affected by disaster?

Answer 32

1) People 2) Buildings and infrastructure 3) Economy 4) Environment

Question 33

It is when there is loss of family members, friends, and other loved ones.

Answer 33

People

Question 34

These are being damaged structurally and architecturally have collapsed.

Answer 34

Buildings and infrastructure