F.2 Geography Living with Typhoons

Which of the following are social impacts of typhoons?

• Roofs blown by winds

• Spread of diseases in evacuation centers

• Flooding of farmlands

• Loss of business revenue due to shop closures

Which of the following are economic impacts of typhoons?

• Expensive to repair/rebuild houses

• Loss of income due to missed work days

• Tour groups and flights cancelled

• Harvested crops unable to be sold because they were washed away in the floods

Which of the following are environmental impacts of typhoons?

• Streets are filled with mud

• Livestock being left behind in farms

• Trees were uprooted

• Landslides changing the appearance the landscape

Government officials working overtime because they have to set up evacuation shelters is an example of a ______________ impact.

• Social

• Economic

• Political

• Environmental

Power cables and communication lines being damaged are examples of ____________ impacts.

• Social

• Political

• Environmental

• Technological

Which of the following are remedial measures for typhoons?

• Cleaning up affected areas

• Housing design

• Saline-resistant crops

• Emergency relief

Which of the following are preventive measures for typhoons?

• Monitoring and forecasting

• Setting up emergency response plans

• Education

• Planting mangrove trees

What are surge barriers?

• They keep people up high away from the storm surge.

• They secure houses by putting storm shutters in front of windows, fixing storm straps to roofs, and building houses raised up off the ground

• They are large concrete flood walls built parallel to the shore

• They place important gas pipes, electricity cables, water pipes, internet cables, etc. underground so they will not be damaged in the wind.

How can houses be designed better to withstand typhoons?

• By adding storm shutters in front of windows

• By raising the houses higher than the ground level

• By fixing storm straps to roofs

• By incorporating a lot of glass in the design

True or False: Mangrove Forests are useless against the typhoon.

• True

• False