Exposure and Vulnerability

Question 1

Refers to the presence of people, livelihood, environment, services, and resources, infrastructure of economic, social, or cultural asset in places that could be adversely affected by physical event

Answer 1

Exposure

Question 2

Factors within the environment that can harm the body without necessarily touching it

Answer 2

Physical Hazard

Question 3

Also known as social hazard. Result from your socioeconomic status, occupation, and behavior choices

Answer 3

Cultural Hazard

Question 4

Cultural hazard also known as what

Answer 4

Social Hazard

Question 5

Refers to a major natural disaster which can and do have severe negative short-run economic impacts

Answer 5

Economic Hazard

Question 6

Refers to a state of event which has the potential to threaten the surrounding natural environmental and adversely affect people’s health

Answer 6

Environmental Hazard

Question 7

The state of susceptibility to harm from exposure to stresses associated with environmental and social change and from the absence of capacity to adapt

Answer 7

Vulnerability

Question 8

An area frequented by a certain hazard predisposes it to high vulnerability

Answer 8

Proximity to a hazard event

Question 9

Refers to the individuals inhabiting a particular space at the same time

Answer 9

Population

Question 10

Refers to the number of individuals living in an area in relation to the size of that area

Answer 10

Population Density

Question 11

The capacity of a community to reduce disaster risk includes the accessibility and availability of services and facilities

Answer 11

Capacity and Efficiency to reduce disaster risk