Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction Quiz

It is a harmful event, material, human behavior, or disease that may cause loss of life, injury or other health effects, harm to property, loss of livelihood and services, social and economic disturbance, or damage to the environment.

• disaster

• hazard

• risk

• vulnerability

___________________ signifies the possibility of adverse effects in the future. It is derived from the interaction of social and environmental processes, from the combination of physical hazard and the vulnerabilities of exposed elements.

• disaster

• hazard

• risk

• vulnerability

A serious disruption of the functions of a community or a society causing widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses which exceed the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own. What is it?

• disaster

• hazard

• resiliency

• risk

Which of the following is NOT a man-made hazard event?

• Drought

• wars and civil strife

• leakage of toxic waste

• environmental pollution

Which group belongs to the most vulnerable?

• employees

• professional

• indigenous people

• small entrepreneurs

Types of hazards that arise from natural processes in the environment.

• Natural hazards

• Quasi-natural hazards

• Technological/man-made hazards

Types of hazards that ´arise directly as a result of human activities

• Natural hazards

• Quasi-natural hazards

• Technological/man-made hazards

Types of hazards that ´arise through the interaction of natural processes and human activities

• Natural hazards

• Quasi-natural hazards

• Technological/man-made hazards

It is the process of determining all physical and nonphysical agents in the workplace or specific environment.

• Hazard identification

• risk assessment

• Implementation

It is a way to determine which hazards and risks should be prioritized by taking into consideration the probability and severity of impact.

• Hazard identification

• risk assessment

• Implementation