DRRR Week 6

Which of the following is a NATURAL HAZARD?

• terrorism

• drought

• reactor explosion

• gas leak

Which of the following may be considered a tertiary effect of typhoon?

• flooding

• ecosystem decline

• loss of job

• power outage

Secondary effects are situations resulting from the primary effects of a disaster.

• TRUE

• FALSE

It refers to the identification, study, and monitoring of any hazard to determine its potential, origin, characteristics, and behavior.

• Disaster prevention

• Factor analysis

• Vulnerability map

• Hazard analysis

The photo shows an example of _______.

• Hazard map

• Hazard analysis

• Factor analysis

• Disaster zone

This characteristic of hazard is about how often the hazard occurs.

• duration

• frequency

• speed of onset

• intensity

This characteristic of hazard refers its strength or magnitude.

• intensity

• frequency

• speed of onset

• duration

The following are characteristics of hazard as determined in factor analysis EXCEPT one.

• speed of onset

• manageability

• resiliency

• probability

Ecosystem decline is both a driver and a consequence of disasters.

• TRUE

• FALSE

It refers to things that will increase the risk of having disasters.

• Hazard

• Risk

• Risk factors

• Vulnerabilities