DRRR: quiz 1

INSTRUCTION: From the given statements, identify whether it is a natural phenomenon, hazard, or disaster.

A super typhoon with a storm surge affecting Leyte.

• natural phenomenon

• hazard

• disaster

A typhoon passing over a remote and unpopulated island.

• natural phenomenon

• hazard

• disaster

A flood in a rural area floods the roads but does not affect any houses.

• natural phenomenon

• hazard

• disaster

A volcano erupting in isolation in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

• natural phenomenon

• hazard

• disaster

An avalanche in a ski resort.

• natural phenomenon

• hazard

• disaster

An avalanche on the mountain and slopes on a remote place.

• natural phenomenon

• hazard

• disaster

A tsunami wave 5-m high off the coast of Japan.

• natural phenomenon

• hazard

• disaster

An earthquake in Kashmir, Northern Pakistan.

• natural phenomenon

• hazard

• disaster

A drought in Australia’s outback (vast, remote, arid interior of Australia).

• natural phenomenon

• hazard

• disaster

A landslide in a favela (slum area) in Rio de Janeiro.

• natural phenomenon

• hazard

• disaster