WORKSHEET 2 DRRM - GRADE 12 FIRST QUARTER

Which of the following is an example of a natural hazard?

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Which of the following shows disaster?

• a storm surge.

• a landslide along the highway.

• a typhoon leaving great damage of properties.

• a man falling from the top of the roof causing his death.

How can we reduce the risk brought about by disasters? We can reduce the risk by

___.

• decreasing the capacity, hazard, exposure and vulnerability.

• decreasing the hazard, capacity, and vulnerability while increasing the exposure.

• increasing the capacity while decreasing the hazard, exposure and vulnerability.

• increasing the hazard, exposure and vulnerability while decreasing the capacity.

What makes Philippines a vicinity of different kinds of calamities every year?

• Philippines is an archipelago

• Philippines is a developing country.

• Philippines is a small country

• Philippines is facing the Atlantic Ocean.

A sudden event, such as an accident or natural catastrophe that causes great damage

or loss of life is called _________.

A. capacity C. disaster risk

B. disaster D. vulnerability

• CAPACITY

• DISASTER RISK

• DISASTER

• VULNERABILITY

A process, phenomenon or human activity that may cause loss of life, injury or

other health impacts, properly damage, social and economic disruption or

environmental degradation is called ______________________.

• disaster

• emergency

• vulnerability

• hazard

______________ are the potentials for damage to man and his environment that may result from the occurrence of natural events.

• Disasters

• Hazards

• Disaster risks

Which type of natural disaster caused this damage?

• Earthquake
• Flood
• Hurricane 
• Thunderstorm 

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of a natural disaster?

• difficult to predict

• humans can lessen impact

• cause damage

• humans can stop them

A serious disruption of the functioning community or a widespread human, material, economic, or environmental losses.

• Vulnerability

• Disaster

• Disaster risk

• Hazard