This is a potentially damaging physical event, phenomenon, or human activity that may cause the loss of life or injury, property damage, social and economic disruption, or environmental degradation.

• eutrophication

• geologic hazard

• landslide

• poisonous gases

What natural hazard has the effects of reshaping new land, debris avalanche, destroyed forests, and death to many animals?

• earthquake

• hurricane

• tsunami

• volcanic eruption

Which of the following is true of a landslide?

• A landslide is associated with a volcanic eruption

• A landslide is a mass movement of rock fragments, soil, and debris downslope.

• If debris from a landslide mix with water, it will break apart and stop flowing.

• All of the above

What specific region of the world is characterized by the presence of active volcanoes, tsunamis, and earthquakes?

• Pacific Ring of Fire

• Antarctic Ring of Ice

• African Ring of Sand

• North American Wind Funnel Alley

A natural physical process becomes a natural hazard when the process becomes ____.

• scary

• dormant

• unusually fast

• unpredictable

Which of the following is NOT a hydrometeorological hazard?

• tsunami

• cyclone

• typhoon

• monsoon

What is the highest category in the typhoon warning signal system in the Philippines?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

What makes Palawan an ideal province to live in in relation to hydrometeorological hazards?

• low risk both in typhoon and flood

• high risk in typhoon but low risk in flood

• high risk both in typhoon and flood

• low risk in typhoon but high risk in flood

What is described as the region of the calmest weather at the center of a tropical cyclone?

• eye

• epicenter

• hypocenter

• eyewall

When does the Southwest Monsoon usually occur in the Philippines?

• March - May

• June – September

• July - December

• October - March