DRRR Disaster, Risk, Vulnerability, Hazard

A serious disruption of the functioning community or a widespread human, material, economic, or environmental losses.

• Vulnerability

• Disaster

• Disaster risk

• Hazard

A set of prevailing or consequential conditions, which adversely affect the community's ability to prevent, mitigate, prepare for and respond to hazardous events.

• Vulnerability

• Disaster

• Disaster risk

• Hazard

A situation or occurrence with capacity to bring damages to lives, properties, and the environment.

• Hazard

• Element at risk

• Capacity

• Vulnerability

Which can't be prevented but can be anticipated generally?

• Human-made hazards

• Disasters

• Socionatural Hazards

• Natural Hazards

All of the following are TRUE about disasters EXCEPT

• A disaster maybe domestic or international

• A disaster may be caused by nature or have human origins

• A disaster always receives widespread media coverage.

• A disaster may have a known and gradual onset

Which of the following is NOT a type of natural hazard?

• tornado

• hurricane

• car accident

• earthquakes

What does DRRR stand for?

• Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction

• Disaster Reduction and Risk Readiness

• Disaster Risk and Reduction Readiness

Which of the following statements about natural hazards is NOT TRUE?

• Hazards become disasters when they harm many people.

• Some hazards can be predicted, but usually can’t be stopped.

• Hazards are natural processes that harm people on a regular basis.

• Hazards are natural processes that can be dangerous, but have not yet caused damage.

A natural disaster occurs when a natural hazard ….

• impacts everyday life for humans.

• poses a danger to any part of the earth.

• changes the physical features of the earth.

• causes major damage and harms humans.

The Philippines is vulnerable to almost all types of natural hazards because of the _____________

• geographic location

• size of the country

• destined location

• fate of the country