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Question 1

A ______ can be defined as a serious disruption in the functioning of the community or a society. It causes wide spread economic, material, social, or environmental losses.

Answer 1

Disaster

Question 2

What are the causes of a disaster?

Answer 2

Hazards, Vulnerability, Insufficient capacity, or measures to reduce the potential chances of risk

Question 3

What are the two classifications of disaster?

Answer 3

Man-made disasters and natural disasters

Question 4

What are the three categories of man-made disasters?

Answer 4

Technological/Industrial disasters, Terrorism/Violence, Complex humanitarian emergencies

Question 5

What are the effects of a disaster?

Answer 5

Health risks, Displaced population, food scarcity, emotional aftershock

Question 6

_________ are feelings of sadness, anger, and grief that are normal reactions to disastrous events.

Answer 6

Emotional Aftershocks

Question 7

Describe disasters from the physical perspective.

Answer 7

Disaster is defined as a phenomenon that can cause damage to physical elements such as buildings, infrastructures, including people and their properties.

Question 8

Describe disaster from the psychological perspective.

Answer 8

Disasters may affect people and their mental health. Victims of disaster may suffer from PTSD and other serious mental health conditions.

Question 9

What does PTSD stand for?

Answer 9

Post traumatic stress disorder

Question 10

What does economic mitigation mean?

Answer 10

To strengthen the sectors of the economy that are vulnerable to disasters.

Question 11

What is the major role of the government in disasters from a political perspective?

Answer 11

The government guides disaster preparedness, mitigation and recovery.

Question 12

What are the effects of biological disasters?

Answer 12

Loss of lives, public demobilization, negative economic effects, unemployment, hunger

Question 13

What is liquefaction?

Answer 13

A phenomenon in which the strength and stiffness of a soil is reduced by earthquake shaking.

Question 14

What are the impending signs of a tsunami?

Answer 14

Animal behavior, drawback (of ocean water), unusual rumbling of approaching waves

Question 15

_______ refers to the elements at risk from a natural or man-made hazard event.

Answer 15

Exposure

Question 16

Name the different elements at risk

Answer 16

human beings, communities and dwellings/households, buildings or structures, public facilities and infrastructure assets, transportation system, agricultural commodities, economic activity, environmental assets,

Question 17

Things that can be identified, localized, mapped, and quantified.

Answer 17

Tangible elements at risk

Question 18

Things that are very difficult to quantify or map

Answer 18

Intangible elements at risk

Question 19

Give an example of intangible elements at risk

Answer 19

Cultural values / wellbeing of communities / psychological conditions / sociological behavior

Question 20

_____ refers to the energy released by an earthquake at the focus.

Answer 20

Magnitude

Question 21

_______ is the strength of an earthquake perceived and felt by people in a certain locality.

Answer 21

Intensity

Question 22

A ________ describes what level of ground shakings at the earth’s surface is expected due to potential future earthquakes.

Answer 22

Earthquake hazard map

Question 23

What are the components of a map?

Answer 23

Title, Compass Rose, Symbols, Legend or Key, Colour, Scale, Grid reference

Question 24

________ is defined as the potential loss of life, injury, or destroyed/damaged assets.

Answer 24

Disaster RISK

Question 25

_________ is defined as a process or phenomenon or human activity that may cause disasters

Answer 25

Hazard

Question 26

______ are the conditions determined by physical, social, economic, and environmental factors or processes which increases the susceptibility of an individual.

Answer 26

Vulnerability

Question 27

What are the risk factors underlying disaster?

Answer 27

Severity of exposure, gender and family, age, economic status of the country

Question 28

Underlying disaster risk drivers

Answer 28

Climate change, environmental degradation, poverty and inequality, poorly-planned and managed urban development, WEAK GOVERNANCE

Question 29

What are the 3 classifications of volcanoes?

Answer 29

Active, Dormant, Extinct

Question 30

what are the eight hazards that are brought about by volcanic eruptions?

Answer 30

Ballistic projectiles, ash fall, pyroclastic flows, lava flows, volcanic gases, debris avalanche (or volcanic landslide), and tsunamis.

Question 31

______ are rock fragments that are ejected from the volcano's mouth that are comparable to cannonballs.

Answer 31

Ballistic projectile

Question 32

_______ are minute volcanic particles such as pulverized rock, minerals, and silicon, which has fine to coarse grains.

Answer 32

Ash fall or Tephra fall

Question 33

It contains a high density mix of lava blocks, pumice, ash and volcanic gases, it moves at very high speeds down volcanic slopes.

Answer 33

Pyroclastic flows

Question 34

_______ can destroy anything on its path by direct impact.

Answer 34

Pyroclastic flows

Question 35

______ are streams of molten rocks that are poured or oozed from an erupting vent. It flows slowly.

Answer 35

Lava flows

Question 36

Which volcanic gas produces acid rain when it reacts with water?

Answer 36

Sulfur dioxide