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    The document contains 20 multiple choice questions that assess understanding of key concepts related to disasters and vulnerability. Specifically, the questions cover: 1) what differentiates an event from a disaster; 2) examples of disaster situations; 3) hazards that coastal areas are exposed to; 4) types of impacts from disturbances; 5) how an organization classified elements at risk; 6) what are intangible elements; 7) what locations are exposed to mudslides and landslides; 8) the definition of vulnerability; 9) an example of economic vulnerability; and 10) what are considered critical facilities.

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    The document contains 20 multiple choice questions that assess understanding of key concepts related to disasters and vulnerability. Specifically, the questions cover: 1) what differentiates an event from a disaster; 2) examples of disaster situations; 3) hazards that coastal areas are exposed to; 4) types of impacts from disturbances; 5) how an organization classified elements at risk; 6) what are intangible elements; 7) what locations are exposed to mudslides and landslides; 8) the definition of vulnerability; 9) an example of economic vulnerability; and 10) what are considered critical facilities.

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    The document contains 20 multiple choice questions that assess understanding of key concepts related to disasters and vulnerability. Specifically, the questions cover: 1) what differentiates an event from a disaster; 2) examples of disaster situations; 3) hazards that coastal areas are exposed to; 4) types of impacts from disturbances; 5) how an organization classified elements at risk; 6) what are intangible elements; 7) what locations are exposed to mudslides and landslides; 8) the definition of vulnerability; 9) an example of economic vulnerability; and 10) what are considered critical facilities.

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    10.

    An event, whether natural or human-induced, becomes a disaster EXCEPT


    when
    A. It occurs in an area with no exposure
    B. It causes widespread material or environmental losses
    C. Community cannot provide the residents their basic needs
    D. Communities experience severe danger and incur loss of lives

    11. Which of the following situations pertains to a disaster?


    A. A landslide in Ligao that destroyed a mountain village
    B. A volcano erupting in isolation in the middle of Pacific Ocean
    C. Typhoon Haiyan passing over a remote and unpopulated island
    D. A landslide high on the mountain and slopes away from any settlement

    12. Elements located in coastal areas are likely to be exposed to


    A. Volcanic eruption B. Drought C. Storm surge D. Hailstorm

    13. Disturbance of biodiversity and loss of forests and natural rivers are
    A. Physical impact C. Socio-cultural impact
    B. Biological impact D. Environmental impact

    14. The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) classified elements at risk into
    A. Tangible and intangible
    B. Least at risk, at risk & most at risk
    C. Physical, socio-cultural, biological & political
    D. Physical, societal, economic & environmental

    15. Which of the following pertains to intangible elements?


    A. Buildings and infrastructures C. Economic activity
    B. Public transport system D. Dwellings and settlement areas

    16. Elements likely to be exposed to mudslide and landslide are those located
    A. Near fault lines C. On foot of denuded mountains
    B. In coastal areas D. Near oil deposits

    17. The characteristics determined by some factors or processes which increase


    the susceptibility of an individual, community or assets to the impacts of hazards
    is called
    A. Exposure B. Coping capacity C. Vulnerability D.
    Resilience

    18. Poorer families may live in squatter settlements because they cannot afford
    to live in safer areas. This shows what type of vulnerability?
    A. Physical B. Social C. Economic D.
    Environmental

    19. Senior citizens and persons with disabilities are more vulnerable to disasters
    because
    A. They are unable to protect themselves or evacuate if necessary
    B. They cannot recover quickly from an emergency situation
    C. They are not much affected by social discrimination
    D. They belong to the low-income group of society

    20. Critical facilities such as hospitals, schools and fire stations are
    A. Societal elements C. Physical elements
    B. Economic elements D. Environmental elements

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