Disasters

It is a calamitous event, bringing great damage, loss, destruction, and devastation to life and property.

• Disaster

• Hazard

• Phenomenon

• Risk

A natural disaster can be a _____________ .

• Complex humanitarian emergencies

• Phenomenon

• Terrorism/Violence

• Technological/industrial issues

Which is NOT a man-caused hazard?

• Bombs or explosions

• Earthquake

• Genocide

• Mutiny

Disaster has a great impact on which aspect?

• Bacteria

• Human

• Invention

• Technology

Also called as the Circum-Pacific belt, the zone of earthquakes surrounding the Pacific Ocean where about 99% of the world’s earthquakes occur.

• Bermuda Triangle

• Drought

• Ring of fire

• Subsidence

A system that measures a country's vulnerability and exposure to hazards.

• World High Index

• World Risk Index

• Exposure