DRRR: STEM review

What does DRRR stand for?

• Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction

• Disaster Reduction and Risk Readiness

• Disaster Risk and Reduction Readiness

Which of the following term that defines as a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and impacts which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources.

• Disaster

• Risk

• Hazard

• Vulnerability

The Philippines is vulnerable to almost all types of natural hazards because of the _____________

• geographic location

• size of the country

• destined location

• fate of the country

Typhoon, cyclone, & hurricane are just the same.

The only difference between these three is the location.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Atlantic and Northeast Pacific __________

Northwest Pacific __________

South Pacific and Indian Ocean __________

• Hurricane

  Typhoon

  Cyclone

• Typhoon

  Cyclone

  Hurricane

• Hurricane

  Cyclone

  Typhoon

• Typhoon

  Hurricane

  Cyclone

It is the combination of the probability of a hazard and its negative consequences potential losses in lives, health status, livelihood, assets and services.

• Disaster Risk

• Vulerability

• Disaster

• Hazard

What are the 2 (two) natures of disaster?

• Natural

• Humanmade

• Destined

A type of disaster that often occurs once the precursor sets in.

• Natural

• Humanmade

A type of disaster that is related to natural processes that occur on Earth with or without warning.

• natural

• humanmade

What are the 4 classifications of a disaster.

choose 4 below

• HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL

• GEOLOGIC

• ANTHROPOGENIC

• BIOLOGICAL

• PHENOMENAL