DRRR Pretest

A serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving

widespread human material, or environmental losses and impacts which exceed

the ability of the affected community to cope using only its own resources.

• Hazard

• Disaster

• Risk

• Disruption

The potentials for damage to man and his environment that may result from the occurrence of natural events such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, floods and storm surges.

• Hazard

• Risk

• Exposure

• Disaster

Which is NOT a natural disaster?

• Earthquake

• Volcanic eruption

• Terrorism

• Typhoon

It is an example of an atmospheric hazard

• Thunderstorm

• Drought

• Flood

• Wave action

The following are factors of Vulnerability, EXCEPT ONE:

• Environmental

• Social

• Economic

• Moral

It is the process of identifying the spatial variation of hazard events or physical conditions

• Earthquake mapping

• Geological mapping

• Hazard mapping

• Disaster mapping

Radiation leak from a nuclear power plant that are products of human activities are considered as:

• Biologic hazard

• Technologic hazard

• Hydrologic hazard

• Atmospheric hazard

Which of the following is the best example of hazard?

• Areas within the West Valley Fault

• Earthquake in Mexico

• Volcano erupting in an isolated island

• Terrorist attack in Marawi