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WorksheetsDRRR_Diagnostic Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
A sudden calamitous event, bringing great damage, loss, destruction, and devastation
DISASTER
RISK
HAZARD
CALAMITY
A path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes
WESTERN PACIFIC
PACIFIC RING OF FIRE
EASTERN PACIFIC
PACIFIC FIRE
When lava and gas are discharged from a volcanic vent is called ______.
EARTHQUAKE
GROUND SHAKING
PYROCLASTIC MOVEMENT
VOLCANIC ERUPTION
A potentially damaging physical event, phenomenon or human activity that may cause loss of life or injury, property damage, social and economic disruption or environmental degradation
VULNERABILITY
EXPOSURE
RISK
HAZARD
The condition determined by physical, social, economic and environmental factors or processes, which increase the susceptibility of a community to the impact of hazard
VULNERABILITY
EXPOSURE
RISK
HAZARD
The expression “________” means the alteration of the world’s climate that we humans are causing.
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
GLOBALIZATION
CLIMATE CHANGE
INDUSTRIALIZATION
Which is NOT a geological hazard?
EARTHQUAKE
TSUNAMI
TEPHRA FALL
TORNADO
The following are common long term impacts of natural hazards EXCEPT
Destruction of vital infrastructure like roads and bridges
Disconnection of communication lines
Widespread loss of housing
Permanent disability
An event, whether natural or human-induced, becomes a disaster EXCEPT when
It occurs in an area with no exposure
It causes widespread material or environmental losses
Community cannot provide the residents their basic needs
Communities experience severe danger and incur loss of lives
Which of the following situations pertains to a disaster?
A landslide in Kalinga that destroyed a mountain village
A volcano erupting in isolation in the middle of Pacific Ocean
Typhoon Haiyan passing over a remote and unpopulated island
A landslide high on the mountain and slopes away from any settlement
Poorer families may live in squatter settlements because they cannot afford to live in safer areas. This shows what type of vulnerability?
PHYSICAL
ECONOMIC
SOCIAL
ENVIRONMENTAL
In November 2013, the Philippines was hit by Supertyphoon Yolanda. This was a disaster because
It caused more than 6000 casualties and loss of more than US$1.5B.
The storm surge it brought was slow and expected.
The Philippines is frequently visited by typhoons.
Its winds reached peaks of around 315 kph
The following are ways of reducing vulnerability EXCEPT
Disregarding building codes
Setting up preparedness measures
Knowledge and awareness raising
Emphasizing economic diversity & resilient livelihoods
During an earthquake, to where should you evacuate if near a large body of water?
The closest shelter
Higher ground
The nearest tall tree
Your car
Which of the following statements about vulnerability is NOT correct?
It is generally the poor who are less vulnerable and do not suffer from disasters.
Vulnerable groups find it hardest to reconstruct their livelihoods following a disaster.
We cannot reduce the occurrence and severity of natural hazards, but we can reduce the
vulnerability to hazards
There are factors that interact to increase the susceptibility of individuals, households and
communities to the impacts of hazards.
If inside a building or classroom, the three steps you should take at the first sign of an earthquake are
Stop, drop and cover
Drop, cover and hold
Cover, drop and stop
Stop, drop and roll
Elements likely to be exposed to mudslide and landslide are those located are
Near fault lines
In coastal areas
On foot of denuded mountains
Near oil deposits
According to the World Risks Report 2018, the Philippines ranked third as one of the most disaster prone country in the world. This statement implies that _____________.
There is a need to strengthen further the disaster preparedness and mitigation.
Our country doesn't have an updated equipment and facilities for disaster monitoring
Our country is a developing country
The Philippines lies beneath the Pacific Ring of Fire
What are the effects of having a large evacuees in a small infrastructure like schools and churches?
Children and elderly become prone to diseases
Scarcity of food resources
Delay in classes
All of the above
Which of the following government agencies is responsible disaster rehabilitation and recovery?
Department of Science and Technology
National Economic and Development Authority
Department of Interior and Local Government
Department of Social Welfare and Development
