NSTP

Question 1

four thematic areas

Answer 1

1) Disaster Prevention and Mitigation;
2) Disaster Preparedness;
3) Disaster Response; and
4) Disaster Rehabilitation and Recovery,

Question 2

the outright avoidance of adverse impacts of hazards and related disasters. It expresses the concept and intention to completely avoid potential adverse impacts through action taken in advance such as construction of dams or embankments that eliminate flood risks, land-use regulations that do not permit any settlement in high-risk zones, and seismic engineering designs that ensure the survival and function of a critical building in any likely earthquake.

Answer 2

Disaster Prevention

Question 3

– the lessening or limitation of the adverse impacts of hazards and related disasters. Mitigation measures encompass techniques and hazard-resilient construction as well as improved environmental policies and public awareness.

Answer 3

Disaster Mitigation

Question 4

Overall responsible agency in Disaster Prevention and Mitigation

Answer 4

Department of Science and Technology (DOST)

Question 5

the knowledge and capacities developed by governments, professional response and recovery organizations, communities and individuals to effectively anticipate, respond to, and recover from the impacts of likely, imminent or current hazard events or conditions.

Answer 5

Disaster Preparedness

Question 6

the provision of emergency services and public assistance during or immediately after a disaster in order to save lives, reduce negative health impacts, ensure public safety, and meet the basic subsistence needs of people affected. Disaster response is predominantly focused on immediate and short-term needs and is sometimes called “disaster relief”.

Answer 6

Disaster Response

Question 7

measures that ensure the ability of affected communities and/or areas to restore their normal level of functioning by rebuilding livelihood and damaged infrastructure and increasing the communities’ organizational capacity.

Answer 7

Rehabilitation

Question 8

– the restoration and improvement where appropriate, of facilities, livelihood and living conditions of disaster-affected communities, including efforts to reduce disaster risk factors, in accordance with the principle of “build back better”.

Answer 8

Post Disaster Recovery

Question 9

Overall responsible agency in Disaster Preparedness

Answer 9

Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG)

Question 10

Overall responsible agency in Disaster Response

Answer 10

Department of Social and Welfare and Development (DSWD)

Question 11

Overall responsible agency in Disaster Rehabilitation and Recovery

Answer 11

National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)

Question 12

is a major adverse resulting from natural processes of the Earth (e.g. floods, hurricanes, typhoons etc.)

Answer 12

1. Natural Disasters

Question 13

natural disasters types

Answer 13

• Geophysical
• Meteorological
• Hydrological
• Climatological
• Biological
• Extraterrestrial

Question 14

disasters also can be caused by humans.

Answer 14

2. Man-made Disasters

Question 15

a hazard originating from solid earth (e.g. earthquake and volcanic activity).

Answer 15

• Geophysical

Question 16

a hazard caused by short-lived, micro- to meso-scale extreme weather and atmospheric conditions that lasts from minutes to days (e.g., storm, extreme temperature and fog).

Answer 16

• Meteorological

Question 17

a hazard caused by the occurrence, movement and distribution of surface, and subsurface freshwater and saltwater (e.g., flood, landslide, wave action).

Answer 17

• Hydrological

Question 18

a hazard caused by long-lived, meso- to macro-scale atmospheric processes ranging from intra-seasonal to multi-decadal climate variability (e.g., drought, glacial lake outburst, and wildfire).

Answer 18

• Climatological

Question 19

A hazard caused by the exposure to living organisms and their toxic substances (e.g., venom, mold) or vector-borne diseases that they may carry.

Answer 19

• Biological

Question 20

A hazard caused by asteroids, meteoroids, and comets as they pass near-earth, enter the Earth’s atmosphere, and/or strike the Earth, and by changes in interplanetary conditions that effect the Earth’s magnetosphere, ionosphere, and thermosphere (e.g., impact and space weather).

Answer 20

• Extraterrestrial

Question 21

Natural Disasters That Frequently Occur in the Philippines

Answer 21

1. Typhoons/Tropical Cyclones
2. Flooding
3. Landslides
4. Volcanic Eruptions
5. Earthquakes
6. Droughts
7. Terrorism

Question 22

Number of regions in the Ph

Answer 22

17

Question 23

Number of Islands in the ph

Answer 23

7,641

Question 24

eight (8) major dialects in the Ph

Answer 24

Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinan

Question 25

The climate of the Philippines is tropical marine with a _________ monsoon from November to April and a ___________ monsoon from May to October.

Answer 25

northeast
southwest

Question 26

it is the cold wind coming from Northeast

Answer 26

northeast monsoon

Question 27

it is the warm moist wind coming from southeast

Answer 27

southwest monsoon

Question 28

Way of Convergent Fault

Answer 28

Towards each other

Question 29

Way of Divergent Fault

Answer 29

Against each other

Question 30

Way of Transform Fault

Answer 30

Horizontally in opposite direction

Question 31

On average, _____typhoons occur annually, with the months of June to November averaging approximately ______ typhoon strikes per month.

Answer 31

20
3

Question 32

A ______ is defined as a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society causing widespread human, material, economic, or environmental losses which exceed the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources.

Answer 32

disaster

Question 33

These are hazards that arise suddenly. (e.g. earthquakes, cyclones, landslides, floods, etc.)

Answer 33

• Rapid Onset Disasters

Question 34

These are hazards that take months or years to be disastrous. (e.g. droughts)

Answer 34

• Slow Onset Disasters