DRRR Long Test 2023

Way back in the year 1990, there was strong earthquake in Luzon. Later in that year on June 15, 1991, Mount Pinatubo in Zambales erupted violently. Moreover, typhoon “Ondoy” (Ketsana) swept across Manila in the Philippines last September 29, 2009 and recently, a pandemic caused by novel corona virus hit the world in 2020. These are some events that had greatly affected the lives of many living things. Under what classification of hazard is identified in the statement?

• Natural Hazard

• Geological Hazard

• Technological Hazard

• Man Made Hazard

The Philippines has experienced from an inexhaustible number of deadly earthquakes, volcano eruptions, and other natural disasters. This is due to its location along the Ring of Fire, a large Pacific Ocean region where many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur. Why Philippines is vulnerable to natural disasters?

• The Philippines is considered “high risk" in terms of the country's ability to manage and mitigate the impacts of natural hazard and in part due to “entrenched corruption and high levels of poverty”.

• Philippines is an archipelagic country with many small islands and visited by 20 typhoons each year which may cause inundation of sea level rise and also at risk to volcanic eruptions, and floods.

• The Philippines is still a primarily agricultural and fishing economy, disruptions in agricultural and fishery production and destruction of our ecosystems will have devastating effects on our economy and food security.

• With one of the longest coastlines in the world at 32,400 kilometers, we have many areas that are vulnerable to storm surges.

Its impacts may include loss of life, injury, disease and other negative effects on human physical, mental, and social wellbeing, together with damage to properties, destruction of assets, loss of services, social and economic disruptions, and environmental degradation. Which of the following best describes the statement?

• Disaster

• Hazard

• Disaster Risk

• Exposure and Vunerability

Which of the following is the process or condition, often development related, that influence the level of disaster risk by increasing levels of exposure and vulnerability or reducing capacity?

• Risk factor

• Disaster Risk

• Disaster

• Hazard

People living near coastal areas may be exposed to different types of hazards such as oil spills and water pollution. Which of the following elements are exposed to hazards?

• People

• Houses

• Water

• Allof the Above

Unregulated industrialization and inadequate safety standards increase the risk for industrial disasters common examples are leaks of hazardous materials; accidental explosions; bridge or road collapses, or vehicle collision. What classification of disaster is being described in the statement?

• Natural Disaster

• Man Made

•     Technological/Industrial disasters

• Terrorism/Violence

Which of the following variables will NOT determine the elements in identifying disaster risk?

• Coping Capacity

• Population Explosion

• Vulnerability to a Hazard

• hazard (Man made or natural

There are many impacts of Disaster, on what impact it will fall if a person is suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome?

• physical wellbeing impact

• mental wellbeing impact

• social well being impact

• political impact

Unwillingness to assume their roles and responsibilities in governing disaster risk unit, falls under which of the following risk factors?

• climate change

• weak governance

• poverty and inequality

• environmental degration

Mental disorder developed from consumption of contaminated foods and Chronic and permanent illness due to nuclear radiation is what type of impact of hazard?

• biological impact

• phychological impact

• environmental impact

• political impact