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STEM204- Quiz#2 Disaster, Risk, Exposure and Vulnerability

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Statement 1: Hazard is expressed as the likelihood of loss of life, injury or destruction and damage from a disaster in a given period of time.


Statement 2: The vaccination scare brought by the dengvaxia outbreak resulted to experience measles by most children in Luzon and Visayas is an example of a hazard.

a)

Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is False

b)

Statement 1 is False, Statement 2 is True

c)

Both statements are TRUE.

d)

Both statements are FALSE.

2.

Statement 1: Disaster risk shows the possibility of a city or place to experience adverse effects of a disaster in the future.


Statement 2: Disaster is a serious disruption of the functioning of society, causing widespread human, material, or environment losses.

a)

Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is False

b)

Statement 1 is False, Statement 2 is True

c)

Both statements are TRUE.

d)

Both statements are FALSE.

3.

Statement 1: Disaster risk shows a possibility of a city or place to experience adverse effects of a disaster in the future.


Statement 2: Disaster is a serious disruption of the functioning of society, causing widespread human, material, or environment losses.

a)

Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is False

b)

Statement 1 is False, Statement 2 is True

c)

Both statements are TRUE.

d)

Both statements are FALSE.

4.

A flood in a rural area which floods the roads.

a)

Hazard

b)

Disaster

5.

Dozens of people at the Resorts World Manila in Pasay, were killed or injured when a gunman caused a stampede and set fire to casino tables around midnight.

a)

Hazard; natural

b)

Disaster, natural

c)

Hazard; man-made

d)

Disaster; man-made

6.

1. Ondoy’s amount of precipitation brought by its torrential rains lasted for several days causing floods and flash floods in Metro Manila. Thousands of houses were submerging in flood water. Power and water supplies were cut off for several weeks. Hundreds of lives perished

a)

Hazard; natural

b)

Disaster, natural

c)

Hazard; man-made

d)

Disaster; man-made

7.

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

a)

Human-made hazard

b)

natural disaster

c)

human-made disaster

d)

natural hazard

8.

Are those positive and abilities whichbare helpful to individuals, families and community in mitigating, preparing for, responding to and recovering from the hazard impact.

a)

Vulnerability

b)

Rehabilitation

c)

Capacities

d)

Resilience

9.

The people, properties, livelihood and private and public services, economic and social activities and network that are potentially threatened by a harmful event.

a)

Vulnerability

b)

elements-at-risk

c)

capacities

d)

exposure

10.
Which type of natural disaster caused this damage?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Flood
c)
Hurricane 
d)
Thunderstorm 
11.

Which of the following concepts of Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (CBDRM) planning refer to the image shown?

a)

Risk

b)

Vulnerability

c)

Capacity

d)

Hazards

12.

The higher the level of exposure to the disaster, the higher the risk for future mental health.

a)

Gender and family

b)

Severity of exposure

c)

Age

d)

Survivors' background and resources

13.

It is the fact or condition of being affected by something or experiencing something.

a)

EXPOSURE

b)

HAZARD

c)

VULNERABILITY

d)

DISASTER

14.

Identify the factors as to which type of vulnerability it belongs to:

LOCATION & TYPE OF HOUSING

a)

PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL VULNERABILITY

b)

SOCIAL VULNERABILITIES

c)

ECONOMIC VULNERABILITIES

15.

A condition that influences the likelihood of an event is _______________.

a)

risk factors

b)

exposure

c)

adapt

d)

vulnerability