lesson 1

Question 1

It includes the development of disaster plan and the implementation of such plans, this is called

Answer 1

Disaster Management

Question 2

Which statement pertains to a serious disruption in the functioning of community or society involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and impacts?

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disaster

Question 3

High vulnerability level and high hazard status are associated with

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high disaster risk

Question 4

potentially damaging physical event

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hazard?

Question 5

The occurrence of landslides in the Philippines is increasing. This kind of disaster will fall under which of the following risks?

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climate change and environmental degradation

Question 6

Which of the following can determine the ability of a person or a group to predict, cope with, resist and recover from the effects of a natural or human-induced threat?

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Vulnerability

Question 7

When flooding occurs some citizens, such as children, elderly and differently able, may be unable to protect themselves or evacuate, if necessary. This statement is example of what vulnerability?

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Social vulnerability

Question 8

The situation presents a potential hazard, but no people, property, or environment are currently affected, what mode of hazard is this?

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Dormant

Question 9

the susceptibility of an individual or a group of people on the impact of natural hazard.

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Vulnerability

Question 10

What phase of Disaster Management cycle includes planning, training, and educational activities for events that cannot be mitigated such as drills, making preparedness plans such as where to go, what to do etc.?

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Preparedness

Question 11

What phase of Disaster Management Cycle does restoration efforts occur concurrently with regular operations and activities?

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Recovery

Question 12

Which perspective of a disaster that stresses on the significance of culture in developing a disaster resilient personality among the inhabitants in a certain community?

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socio-cultural perspective

Question 13

Risk is a situation where in a community is being exposed to danger. What are the two factors that affect the risk level of a community?

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hazard and vulnerability

Question 14

Population density means

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

Question 15

What type of hazard pertains to conditions or situations that can cause the body physical harm or intense stress?

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Physical hazard

Question 16

It is a set of existing conditions, which badly affect the community’s ability to prevent, mitigate, prepare for, and respond to hazardous events.

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vulnerability

Question 17

What volcanic related hazards are characterized by rapidly flowing thick mixture of volcanic sediments (from the pyroclastic materials) and water, usually triggered by intense rainfall?

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Lahar flow

Question 18

The potential disaster losses in lives, health statuses, livelihoods, assets, and services, which could occur in a particular community or a society over some specified future time period is called

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Disaster risk

Question 19

the source or condition that has the potential to cause harm to humans.

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hazard

Question 20

A harmful incident involving the hazard has occurred. This is called

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Armed mode of hazard.

Question 21

Natural hazards rise through the interaction of natural process and human activities.

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false

Question 22

problems that can occur when worker’s physical workplace or typical work procedures do not match up w/ physical size or work position is

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Ergonomic Hazard

Question 23

of earthquake happens when ground movement results to other types of destruction

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Secondary effects

Question 24

defined as the evaluation of potential economic losses, loss of function, loss of confidence, fatalities, and injuries from earthquake hazards.

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Seismic Risk Assessment

Question 25

It is a prolonged dry period in the natural climate cycle which is characterized by lack of precipitation resulting in a water shortage.

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Drought

Question 26

It refers to the community’s ability to reduce vulnerability through prevention, mitigation, response, and recovery.

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Resiliency

Question 27

it refers to the potential disaster losses in lives, health status, livelihoods, assets which could occur in a community.

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Disaster Risk

Question 28

The presence of elements at risk or chance of being harmed from a natural or man-made hazard event.

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Exposure

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The chance high or low, that any hazard will actually cause somebody harm

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Risks

Question 30

Measures that eliminate or reduce the impacts and risks of hazards by means of proactive measures taken before an emergency or disaster takes place.

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Disaster Mitigation

Question 31

It is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s lithosphere that creates seismic waves.

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Earthquake

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Bombs or explosions, release of chemical materials, release of biological agents, release of radioactive agents and multiple or massive shootings

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Terrorism/Violence

Question 33

Seismic activities that are induced by rising magma or lava beneath the active volcanoes.

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Volcanic Earthquake

Question 34

A map that highlights areas that are affected by or are vulnerable to a particular hazard.

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Hazard map

Question 35

These are observable facts that are arising due to volcanic activity such as eruption.

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Volcanic Hazards

Question 36

A transformation of the behavior of a body of sediments or soil form to liquid form.

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Liquefaction

Question 37

It help us in interpreting an earthquake map.

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Seismic Design Categories

Question 38

Stratovolcanoes

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Composite Volcanoes

Question 39

It refer to earthquake agents which have the potential to cause harm to vulnerable targets which can either be humans, animals or even your environment.

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Earthquake Hazard

Question 40

is a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and impacts.

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disaster