DRRM Part 1

A risk factor characterized by long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns, altering the frequency and intensity of hazard events, affecting vulnerability to hazards, and changing exposure patterns.

• Environmental Degradation
• Climate Change
• Globalized Economic Development
• Environmental Crisis

Which situation shows the Poorly-planned and Managed Urban Development risk factor of disaster EXCEPT?

• The adequate population in a certain area
• Poor solid waste management
• Inadequacy of safe housing
• None of the above

Student A is asked to give examples of natural disasters based on the class discussion. What are the possible examples Student A could give?

• Volcanic eruption
• La Niña
• El Niño
• All of the above

What are the features of a man-made disaster?

• Consequences of environmental hazards
• Covers a wide range of disasters such as landslide and drought
• Have an element of human intent, negligence, or error involving a failure of a man-made system
• Natural phenomenon that may cause loss of life, injury, and property damage

Student B presents a disaster in class, how will she prove that the disaster is natural?

• Very dangerous catastrophes caused by humans
• The disasters are human-induced
• A major event caused by Earth’s natural processes that result in significant environmental harm and loss of life
• None of the above

What is the importance of knowing the effect of disaster on one’s life? Choose the BEST answer

• Understand the resiliency of human nature
• For faster recovery in natural disasters when it happens
• Preparedness to possible threats and reduction of vulnerability to disasters
• Protection from intense mental and physical reaction

It is the culmination of risks that cause global negative consequences on the lives of assets of vulnerable and exposed people, resulting in injuries, deaths, and property damage.

• Hazards
• Disaster
• Risks
• Vulnerability

All are examples of a disaster EXCEPT?

• COVID 19 pandemic
• Taal Volcano Eruption
• Typhoon in the Pacific Ocean
• Flash Floods in Tacloban and neighboring towns

All of the following are effects of disasters EXCEPT?

• Can destroy infrastructure
• Can cause an unexpected number of deaths
• Can cause the ability of every specie to reproduce
• Can cause loss of jobs

A tsunami caused a disruption in livelihood, loss of properties, and loss of public infrastructures. What perspective is affected in this situation?

• Economic Perspective
• Biological Perspective
• Sociocultural Perspective
• Psychological Perspective