Maddie-G3Q1-Social Studies (Hazards in the NCR)

A HAZARD is any thing or event that causes harm, damage, and disaster

• True

• False

There are two (2) types of hazards: (1) caused by nature and (2) caused by people's carelessness.

• True

• False

What is an ANTHROPOGENIC hazard?

• hazard caused by nature

• hazard caused by people's carelessness.

We can see which areas in the Philippines are hazard prone by using

• hazard map

• road map

• political map

• time zone map

NATURAL DISASTERS are disasters caused by nature. Check which are natural disasters.

• floods

• typhoons

• landslides

• earthquakes

• road accidents

What natural disaster consists of heavy rainfall, thunder, and lightning caused by disturbance or bad conditions in the atmosphere?

• typhoon

• floods

• storm surge

• landslide

Some of the floods in the NCR are caused by rainwater from the Sierra Madre Mountain Range.

• True

• False

Geographically, the NCR is located in a high position so it does not experience flooding.

• True

• False

A STORM SURGE means heavy rainfall with thunder and lightning.

• True

• False

What hazard refers to shaking of the ground caused by the movement of rocks in the earth's crust.

• typhoon

• storm surge

• earthquake

• landslide