MULTIHAZARDOUS: Phillipines Flashcards
(12 cards)
1
Q
Give location of Philippines
A
Archipelego in South East Asia in the Pacific ocean
2
Q
Give population of philippines
A
100 million
3
Q
Give poverty stat
A
16.7% below poverty line
4
Q
Give Tacloban as a city stat
A
Worlds most vulnerable city to hurricanes
5
Q
Give the volcano case study and a stat for it
A
Mayan is most active volcano and has erupted 50 times in last 400 years
6
Q
What hazard is the volcano associated with ?
A
Lahars
7
Q
How many major hazards occur here ?
A
9
8
Q
What organisation is installed to give warnings for typhoons ?
A
PAGASA
9
Q
What is the community fun called ?
A
‘Purok system’
10
Q
Give statistic for fatalistic attitude
A
90% Christian
11
Q
Give government legislation stat
A
30s% money towards emergency aid
70% money on long term plans
12
Q
Give el nino stat
A
Occuring every 5 years instead of 7
