DISASTER POST TEST 5

Vulnerability is solely about poverty.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Extensive research over the past 30 years has consistently shown that the wealthy suffer worst from disasters.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Poverty is both a driver and consequence of disaster risk.

• True
• False

Economic pressures do not contribute to people living in unsafe locations and conditions.

• True
• False

Susceptibility to the impacts of hazards is always associated with certain groups.

• True
• False

Physical factors include regulated land use planning.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Social factors contributing to vulnerability do not include marginalization or social exclusion.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Economic factors do not encompass dependence on single industries.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Environmental factors do not include climate change.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Vulnerability is a simple concept that can be easily defined.

• TRUE
• FALSE