Disaster Risk Management Quiz

What is disaster risk management?

• Prevent disaster risks before the occurrences of tectonic hazards

• Reduce disaster risks during as tectonic hazards occur

• Manage disaster risks after the occurrences of tectonic hazards

Strategies to prevent buildings from toppling due to the ground shaking caused by an earthquake is considered to be... (the MAIN one)

• 1.Preventing the disaster risks before the occurrences of tectonic hazards

• Reducing disaster risks during as tectonic hazards occur

• Managing disaster risks after the occurrences of tectonic hazards

Insurance coverage, which offers financial payouts to rebuild when properties are damaged or destroyed is considered to be...

• Preventing disaster risks before the occurrences of tectonic hazards

• Reducing disaster risks during as tectonic hazards occur

• Managing disaster risks after the occurrences of tectonic hazards

What is tectonic disaster risk?

• The potential damage to properties and loss of lives from a disaster

• The potential damage to properties, injuries and loss of lives from a disaster

• The potential damage to properties from a disaster

• The potential damage to properties and injuries from a disaster

Name the famous building in Taiwan that is earthquake resistant.

What are the environmental consequences of tectonic hazards?

• Loss of lives and injuries

• Destruction of homes and properties

• Pollution of rivers and destruction of ecosystems

What are the social consequences of tectonic hazards?

• Destruction of homes and properties

• Psychological trauma and homelessness

• Contamination of drinking water sources

What are the consequences of tectonic hazards?

• Loss of lives and injuries

• Contamination of drinking water sources

• Destruction of homes and properties

What are the components of a tsunami monitoring and warning system?

• A communications infrastructure to issue timely alarms

• A network of sensors to detect tsunamis

Is it important to reduce disaster risk for disaster-prone developing countries because

• Developing countries have the greatest need for development, and funds are already lacking.

• Developing countries are often disproportionately affected by tectonic hazards because they often lack the capacity (e.g. technological know-how and resources) to adequately prevent, reduce, and manage disaster risks and recover from disasters.