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Y9 Challenge & Crisis Key Terms

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is another term to use to describe the reason for something to happen?

a)

Cause

b)

Reason

c)

Effect

d)

Consequence

e)

Event

2.

What is the outcome of a cause?

a)

Event

b)

Effect

c)

Result

d)

All of these

3.

What term can mean EITHER a reaction to something or a written/verbal answer?

a)

Effect

b)

Response

c)

Consequence

d)

Strategy

4.

Which of the following terms best fits this image?

a)

Process

b)

Disaster

c)

Community

d)

Emergency

5.

Which of the following terms is defined as the measure of a person or groups ability to predict, cope with, resist, and recover from the impact of a disaster?

a)

Emergency

b)

Response

c)

Community

d)

Vulnerability

6.

Which of the terms below most closely relates to this image?

a)

Effects

b)

Emergency

c)

Response

d)

Responsibilities

e)

Process

7.

Which of the definitions below is the best for for process?

a)

A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.

b)

A series of actions, events or steps taken to allow something to happen

c)

A plan of action designed to prevent and/or cope with a difficult situation

d)

A change which is a result of an action or other cause

8.

Which of the following is a good example of cause & effect?

a)

Eating when hungry for energy

b)

Breathing in and out

c)

An earthquake causing a tsunami wave

d)

All of these

9.

"A serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action." What is this a definition for?

a)

Emergency

b)

Response

c)

Resiliance

d)

Cultural

e)

Vulnerability

10.

Which image best fits the term resilience?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

What is something if its very vulnerable?

a)

Well setup for danger

b)

Open to attack

c)

Almost 'disaster-proof'

d)

Not well prepared to cope with a disaster

e)

Having an effective strategy to deal with possible threats

12.

What is resilience?

a)

The ability of a person/group to avoid danger

b)

The ability to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness

c)

A way of being that means no matter what you are never sad

d)

It is the act of being very silent

13.

Where below is the term crisis used incorrectly?

a)

The crisis was narrowly avoided

b)

The community was in a state of crisis

c)

The community welcomed the crisis

d)

The community had been crisised

14.

Select the disaster below that has mostly cultural causes

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

What is a natural disaster?

a)

An event caused by nature that results in great damage or loss of life

b)

When a person fails in a big way

c)

An event that people see as being good

d)

The potential for an 'act of God' to occur

16.

If an earthquake hit a community, which of the following WOULD NOT determine how well they could manage the damage?

a)

Community's strategy in place

b)

Community's resilience

c)

Community's location

d)

Community's vulnerability

17.

Which of the following images shows a natural disaster?

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

What is defined as "A time of intense difficulty or danger. Often tough decisions have to be made?"

a)

Problem

b)

Crisis

c)

Challenge

d)

Response

e)

Resilience

19.

Which of the following is NOT a cause for a student coming to this school?

a)

They were Y9

b)

They had family who had been at this school

c)

They had heard it was a good school

d)

They wanted a Catholic education

e)

None of these

20.

Being vulnerable generally a...

a)

Good thing

b)

Bad thing

21.

"A plan of action designed to prevent and/or cope with a difficult situation." What is this a definition for?

a)

Community

b)

Response

c)

Strategy

d)

Emergency

e)

Process

22.

Which of the following IS NOT an example of a natural process?

a)

Volcanic activity

b)

Coastal erosion (ocean eating away at the land)

c)

Waste management (recycling bins)

d)

Flooding

23.

Being resilient is generally thought to be a...

a)

Bad thing

b)

Good thing

24.

If a disaster struck a community, which of the following terms IS MOST important for how well they can manage the situation?

a)

The cause of the disaster

b)

The strategy in place to respond to it

c)

What type of disaster it is

d)

The area of the world the disaster occurs in

25.

Which of the terms below is most similar (in meaning) to the term emergency?

a)

Resilience

b)

Vulnerability

c)

Crisis

d)

Community