LAS 1_Concept of Disaster and Disaster Risk

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of disaster? 

• It causes widespread damages to the different sectors of the society.

• It interrupts the normal functioning of the affected community.

• It receives media coverage from different broadcasting studios.

• It exceeds the ability of the community to support the people on its own.

Multiple Choice

The violent eruption of Taal Volcano last January 12, 2020 prompted the citizens to wear protective masks such as N95 masks to protect themselves from the dangerous ash fall brought by the volcanic eruption.

• Disaster

• Not Disaster

Multiple Choice

The strong rains brought by Typhoon Ompong caused a landslide on a mining town of Itogon, destroying the houses of pocket miners and their families.

• Disaster

• Not Disaster

Multiple Choice

The number of heat stroke incidents in Nueva Ecija increased last April 2016 due to the reported heat index of 51 degrees Celsius brought by El Nino existing in the Philippines.

• Disaster

• Not Disaster

Multiple Choice

A university in Bulacan suspended classes and office operations last October 5, 2018 due to reported bomb threat.

• Disaster

• Not Disaster

Multiple Choice

Which among the following statements describes disaster risk?

• It is an event that may cause loss of life, damages to properties, and destruction of the environment.

• It is the potential of a community to experience loss of life, injury or destruction and damages from a disaster over a period of time.

• It causes widespread damages in domestic, community and national levels.

• It is the degree on which the elements of a community such as people and properties can experience the damaging effects of an incoming hazard.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is defined as “a dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity, or condition that may cause loss of lives, injuries, or other health problems, property damages, loss of livelihood and services, social, and economic disruptions, or environmental damage”?

• Hazard

• Disaster

• Vulnerability

• Exposure

Multiple Choice

Which of the following pertains to the susceptibility of a system, community, or a society to experience the damaging effects of a hazard?

• Exposure

• Capacity

• Vulnerability

• Hazard

Multiple Choice

Which of the following actions shows an example in addressing the exposure of a community to lessen its disaster risk?

• Conducting relief operations to the affected citizens.

• Participating in fire drills facilitated by the firemen from the Bureau of Fire Protection.

• Continuously monitoring the track of an active typhoon inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility.

• Moving to a place far from an active volcano.

Multiple Choice

Which among the following is an example of an indirectly experienced damages during disaster?

• Damages medical facilities such as hospitals and lying-in clinics

• Strong occurrence of flooding in low-lying areas

• Extensive damages to affected agricultural lands

• Psychological effects due to traumatic experiences of a loved one

Multiple Choice

Which of the following actions shows an example in addressing the hazard to lessen disaster risk?

• Conducting relief operations to the affected citizens.

• Participating in fire drills facilitated by the firemen from the Bureau of Fire Protection.

• Continuously monitoring the track of an active typhoon inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility.

• Moving to a place far from an active volcano.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following effects/damages brought by disasters has the greatest impact according to the iceberg representation of the effects of disasters?

• Collapse of several structures

• Traumatic loss of a loved one

• Strong winds and flooding

• Increase of the water level due to heavy rain

Multiple Choice

Which of the following perspectives on effects of disasters involves the damages to properties and number of casualties?

• Physical

• Biological

• Sociocultural

• Political

Multiple Choice

During the onset of Typhoon Ambo, the increase on the chances of contacting COVID 19 and the emergence of other flood-related viral infections such as leptospirosis were some of the concerns of the LGUs in conducting the evacuation of the people affected by the typhoon. These effects of Typhoon Ambo is under what perspective?

• Physical

• Biological

• Sociocultural

• Political

Multiple Choice

Using the occurrence of a disaster as an opportunity to commit corruption in the government is an effect of disasters which is observed in what perspective on disasters?

• Physical

• Biological

• Sociocultural

• Political

Multiple Choice

Which among the following sets shows the examples of atmospheric hazards?

• Accidental release of toxic materials, structural collapse, fire

• Excessive rainfall, extreme temperatures, tropical cyclones

• Sinkhole, earthquake, landslide

• Botulism, salmonellosis, influenza

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of social elements that makes us exposed to hazards?

• Shortage in the supply of resources

• Loss of rainforest due to illegal logging

• Influx of people in Manila due to more available job opportunities

• Presence of fault lines

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of economic elements that makes us exposed to hazards?

• Shortage in the supply of resources

• Loss of rainforest due to illegal logging

• Influx of people in Manila due to more available job opportunities

• Presence of fault lines

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of environmental elements that makes us exposed to hazards?

• Shortage in the supply of resources

• Loss of rainforest due to illegal logging

• Influx of people in Manila due to more available job opportunities

• Presence of fault lines

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of physical elements that makes us exposed to hazards?

• Shortage in the supply of resources

• Loss of rainforest due to illegal logging

• Influx of people in Manila due to more available job opportunities

• Presence of fault lines

Multiple Choice

What type of vulnerability is linked to the conditions and characteristics of the members of the community in terms of their interaction and sets of culture, traditions, and beliefs?

• Physical

• Economical

• Attitudinal

• Social

Multiple Choice

Which of the following types of vulnerability may also be dependent on the variety of sources of income and available resources?

• Physical

• Economical

• Attitudinal

• Social

Multiple Choice

When a person does not have the will to do action to prepare for disasters, what type of vulnerability does this person possess?

• Physical

• Economical

• Attitudinal

• Social

Multiple Choice

Design and materials used to build the present infrastructures and the remoteness of a community are some of the factors included in what type of vulnerability?

• Physical

• Economical

• Attitudinal

• Social

Multiple Choice

According to the World Health Organization, which among the following does NOT belong to the most vulnerable people?

• Elderly People

• People with autoimmune disease

• Malnourished children

• Teenagers and Young Adults