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DRRR Prelims Reviewer

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This refers to a dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity, or condition that MAY CAUSE loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihoods and services, social and economic disruption, or environmental damage

a)

Disaster

b)

Hazard

c)

Risk

d)

Vulnerability

2.

This refers to a serious DISRUPTION of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human, material, economic, or environmental losses and impacts that exceeds the ability of the affected community to cope using its own resources

a)

Disaster

b)

Hazard

c)

Risk

d)

Exposure

3.

This determines the TENDENCY of a community to face

disasters

a)

Disaster risk

b)

Hazard

c)

Exposure

d)

Vulnerability

4.

What are the two main types of disasters?

a)

Natural

b)

Man-made

c)

International

d)

Extraterrestrial

5.

Which of the following is NOT a major type of natural disaster?

a)

Famine

b)

Biological

c)

Geological

d)

Hydrometeorological

6.

These are natural disasters that are caused by living organisms.

a)

Biological

b)

Geological

c)

Sociocultural

d)

Psychological

7.

Which of the following is NOT an example of biological disasters?

a)

Pathogens

b)

Toxins

c)

Bioactive substance

d)

Pollutions

8.

These are disasters that are caused by the Earth or the ground.

a)

Geological

b)

Hydrometeorological

c)

Environmental degradation

d)

Avalanche

9.

Which of the following are examples of geological disasters?

a)

Volcanism

b)

Landslides

c)

Avalanche

d)

Toxins

10.

These are disasters that are caused by bodies of water and the atmosphere.

a)

Hydrometeorological

b)

Geological

c)

Biological

d)

Physical

11.

Which of the following are examples of hydrometeorological disasters?

a)

Floods

b)

Cyclones

c)

Wildfire

d)

Seismic activities

12.

Which of the following hydrometeorological disasters is caused by the lack of moisture in the atmosphere?

a)

Wildfire

b)

Avalanche

c)

Cyclones

d)

Tsunami

13.

Which of the following does not belong to the group?

a)

Toxins

b)

War

c)

Pollution

d)

Famine

14.

Which of the following does not belong to the group?

a)

Environmental degradation

b)

Volcanism

c)

Earthquake

d)

Landslide

15.

Which of the following does not belong to the group?

a)

Pathogens

b)

Floods

c)

Storm surge

d)

Typhoon

16.

Which of the following does not belong to the group?

a)

Pathogens

b)

Wildfire

c)

Toxins

d)

Bioactive substances

17.

Which of the following does not belong to the group?

a)

Seismic activities

b)

Displaced populations

c)

Industrial accidents

d)

Transport accidents

18.

Which of the following is a primary effect of a typhoon?

a)

Flooding

b)

Power interruption

c)

Damaged water lines

d)

Relocation of displaced families

19.

Which of the following is a primary effect of a volcanic eruption?

a)

Casualties

b)

Change in the acidity of the soil

c)

Decline of tourism

20.

These are direct situations arising from the disaster itself

a)

Primary effect

b)

Secondary effect

c)

Tertiary effect

21.

These are situations resulting from the primary effects

a)

Area of effect

b)

Secondary effect

c)

Tertiary effect

22.

These are not experienced during the disaster but can be felt sometime after the disaster.

a)

Primary effect

b)

Secondary effect

c)

Tertiary effect

23.

Which of the following are the affected components of a disaster?

a)

People

b)

Economy

c)

Buildings and Infrastructures

d)

Environment

24.

This disaster risk perspective refers to the visible or tangible materials, whether natural or man-made

a)

Physical

b)

Sociocultural

c)

Economic

d)

Biological

25.

This disaster risk perspective refers to the people’s emotional, cognitive, or interpersonal reaction to difficulties

a)

Physical

b)

Psychological

c)

Economic

d)

Biological

26.

This disaster risk perspective refers to the response of people, whether victims or not, to emergency situations and to the kind of assistance they receive

a)

Physical

b)

Psychological

c)

Sociocultural

d)

Political

27.

This disaster risk perspective refers to the disruption of economic activities in the community

a)

Economic

b)

Biological

c)

Sociocultural

d)

Political

28.

This disaster risk perspective refers to how government services are used to reduce loss or damage by preparing for and preventing disasters

a)

Economic

b)

Biological

c)

Sociocultural

d)

Political

29.

This disaster risk perspective refers to the potential for infectious or communicable diseases

a)

Economic

b)

Biological

c)

Sociocultural

d)

Political

30.

Which of the following is under the political disaster risk perspective?

a)

Urban planning

b)

Medical facilities

c)

Cracks on roads

d)

Anxiety

31.

Which of the following is under the psychological disaster risk perspective?

a)

Trauma

b)

Medical facilities

c)

Attitudes and values

d)

Anxiety

32.

Religions, customs, and beliefs are under which disaster risk perspective?

a)

Psychological

b)

Spiritual

c)

Sociocultural

d)

Socioeconomic

33.

This refers to the diminished capacity of an individual or group to anticipate, cope with, resist, and recover from the impact of a natural or man-made hazard.”

a)

Vulnerability

b)

Disaster

c)

Hazard

d)

Exposure

34.

Which of the following is NOT a factor in assessing the level of vulnerability of an area?

a)

Ancestry

b)

Proximity

c)

Population density

d)

Building codes

35.

These elements that were exposed to hazards are institutional and government systems that dictate the well-being and lifestyles of communities.

a)

Socioeconomic

b)

Physical

c)

Environmental

d)

Sociocultural

36.

A type of profiling of hazards in which it tells the proneness of a community to that hazard, usually associated with the geographical location or topographical condition

a)

Magnitude or strength of the event

b)

Frequency

c)

Duration of Impact

d)

Causality of events

37.

A type of profiling of hazards which can be assessed by measurements obtained from scientific instruments

a)

Magnitude or strength of the event

b)

Frequency

c)

Duration of Impact

d)

Causality of events

38.

This is a location where a natural hazard is likely to happen if preventive measures are not implemented.

a)

hazard-prone area

b)

area of responsibility

c)

vulnerability

d)

low pressure area

39.

Which three characteristics will increase a location's disaster risk if all of these three are present in that area?

a)

Hazard

b)

Vulnerability

c)

Exposure

d)

Resistance

40.

Based on this World Risk Index Map, which countries have a VERY HIGH risk (dark pink)?

a)

Philippines, USA, Saudi Arabia

b)

Thailand, South Korea, Japan

c)

Chile, Cambodia, Philippines

d)

Mongolia, Egypt, Canada