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DISASTER RISK AND REDUCTION MGNT 1ST QUIZ

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. Disaster Risk Reduction and Management is under the republic act number ___________?

a)

11021

b)

10112

c)

10121

d)

101021

2.

2. It is a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses impacts, which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources.

a)

Republic Act

b)

Republic Act 11021

c)

Republic Act 10121

d)

Republic Act 10112

3.

3. Disaster results from the combination of the following except:

a)

exposure to hazard

b)

conditioans of vulnerability that are present

c)

potential community advantage

d)

insufficient capacity or measures

4.

4. The Philippines is located in the typhoon belt with an average of _______typoons a year almost half of which is destructive.

a)

22-24

b)

18-22

c)

16-18

d)

15-17

5.

5. Vurnerable _____areas where houses are light structured and not able to withstand the effects of these weather disturbances.

a)

urban

b)

rural

c)

mountenous

d)

forested

6.

6. Flooding is a perennial problem due to the follwoing except:

a)

poor waste management

b)

eroded soil

c)

organic farming

d)

informal settlers

7.

7. The country's vulnerability to natural hazards alone cost the Philippinbe Govenrment and average of __________________ annually in direct damages or more than .5% of the country's GNP.

a)

Php 5 billion

b)

Php 15 billion

c)

Php 150 billion

d)

Php 200 billion

8.

8. Explain the statement briefly:

Aside from the big cost of expenditure of the Philippine Government due to disasters, "Disaster have also derailed social and economic development since funds are reallocated from on-going programs to finance relief and reconstruction assistance".

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9.

9. According to the world risk index 2011, the Philippines places _____out of 173 countries ranked according to their "risk score" or their exposure to hazards.

a)

33rd

b)

3rd

c)

30th

d)

32nd

10.

10. Explain the statement briefly:

"With Global warming, more intense typoons are likely, but changes in frequency are uncertain - PAGASA".

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11.

11. It is very likely that hot temperature and heavy precipitation will continue to become more frequent in the future.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

12. Number of days with maximum temperature > 35 degree Cesius is expected to increase in all patts of the country in 2020 and 2050.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

13. Extreme rainfall is expected to increase in Luzon and Visayas in 2020 and 2050.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

14.

14. The Philippines rank ___ out of 16 countries extremely vulnerable to climate change based on Climate Change Vulnerability Index 2010.

a)

6th

b)

5th

c)

4th

d)

3rd

15.

15. One out of five (or 15.73 million) Filipino has nop access to safe drinking water.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

16. Climate projections by 2020 and 2050 would impact less in domestic water supply, irrigation, hydropower generation, recharge of aquifer, water quality, watersheds and fishery, and even flood control operations.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

17.

17. The new strategy or paradigm shift of Philippine DRRM system for Top-down and centralized disaster management is...

a)

bottom-up and participatory disater risk reduction process

b)

disaters mainly a reflection of people's vulnerability

c)

integrated approach to genuine social and human devleopment to reduce disaster

18.

18. Disaster are merely a function of physical hazard means..

a)

bottom-up and participatory disater risk reduction process

b)

disasters mainly a reflection of people's vulnerability

c)

integrated aproach to genuine social and human development to reduce disaster

19.

19. In your own perspective explain the importance of establishing Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in all school's operational plans. Specify or contextualize your answers based on SPUD's vulnerability status.

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20.

20. Define Disaster Preparedness briefly.

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