Disaster Management Quiz

Which situation best illustrates a disaster?

• A landslide along the highway

• A man falling from the top of the roof causing his death

• A storm surge

• A typhoon leaving great damage to properties

How can we reduce the risks brought about by disasters?

• Decreasing the capacity, hazard, exposure, and vulnerability

• Decreasing the hazard, capacity, and vulnerability while increasing the exposure

• Increasing the capacity while decreasing the hazard, exposure, and vulnerability

• Increasing the hazard, exposure, and vulnerability while decreasing the capacity

Why does the Philippines experience different kinds of calamities every year?

• The Philippines is an archipelago.

• The Philippines is a developing country.

• The Philippines is facing the Atlantic Ocean.

• The Philippines is a small country.

What do you call a sudden event, such as an accident or natural catastrophe, that causes great damage or loss of life?

• Capacity

• Disaster

• Disaster risk

• Vulnerability

What is the term for a process, phenomenon, or human activity that may cause loss of life, injury, health impacts, property damage, social and economic disruption, or environmental degradation?

• Capacity

• Disaster

• Disaster risk

• Vulnerability

What refers to the potential for damage to humans and their environment from natural events?

• Disaster

• Disaster risks

• Hazards

• Vulnerability

Which type of natural disaster caused the given damage?

• Earthquake

• Fire

• Flood

• Hurricane

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of a natural disaster?

• Causes damage

• Difficult to predict

• Humans can lessen impact

• Humans can stop them

What is the chance or likelihood of suffering harm or loss from a hazardous event?

• Disaster

• Disaster risks

• Hazards

• Vulnerability

Disaster is often described as the result of various conditions, except which one?

• Exposure to hazard

• Having enough physical, social, and attitudinal capabilities

• Insufficient capacity or measures to cope with disasters

• Present conditions of vulnerability