DRRR 3RD Q PERIODICAL

Which of the following is a sudden, calamitous event, bringing great damage, loss, destruction, and devastation to life and property?

• disaster

• phenomenon

• hazard

• risk

A natural disaster can be a ____________.

• terrorism/violence

• phenomenon

• technological/industrial issue

• complex humanitarian emergency

The following are the effects of disasters EXCEPT ___________.

• destruction of health infrastructure

• reproduction of species

• unexpected number of deaths

• adverse effects on the environment

Leaders’ 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 degradation

Which among the groups suffer more adverse effects when an earthquake causing disaster occurs?

• men and women

• children and women

• old persons and women

• old persons and children

Which of the following is the BEST thing to reduce the level of vulnerability and exposure?

• Watch news.

• Run as fast as you can.

• keep people and property away from hazards.

• Increase the susceptibility of a community to the hazard.

What effect of disaster refers to the shortage of sustenance among people?

• displaced population

• emotional aftershock

• food scarcity

• health risk

Your family lives in a disaster risk area. How will you reduce the impact of a sudden onset of a disaster in your area?

• Avoid the crowd.

• Watch neighbors’ life.

• Prepare for the worst-case scenario.

• Build good relationships among neighbors.

Which perspective of a disaster that stresses on the significance of tradition in developing a disaster resilient personality among the inhabitants in a certain community?

• Biological 

• economic  

• socio-cultural 

• political

How can a set of prevailing community traits help people fight the effects of a disaster?

• It gives them a sense of hope.

• It gives them a sense of pride.

• It gives them a sense of cooperation.

• It gives them a sense of identification.