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M1 Basic Concept of Disasters and Disaster Risk
M1 Basic Concept of Disasters and Disaster Risk
What I Know
Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a
a. disaster
b. hazard
c. phenomenon
d. risk
a. expected
b. planned
c. scheduled
d. unexpected
surrounding the Pacific Ocean where about 99% of the world’s earthquake
occurs.
a. locust
b. drought
c. ring of fire
d. subsidence
a. displacement of populations
a. storm surges
b. fault lines
c. mining sites
a. chemical plants
disaster?
a. tornado
b. typhoon
c. earthquake
d. car accident
8. It is defined as the source of danger and something that may cause injury
or harm.
a. disaster
b. hazard
c. phenomenon
d. risk
a. terrorism/violence
b. technological/industrial
a. disaster risk
b. effects of disaster
c. phases of disaster
d. categories of disaster
11. It involves the identification and mapping of the elements at risk and
a. exposure
b. vulnerability
a. disaster risk
c. risk assessment
a. disaster risk
b. disaster mitigation
c. disaster preparedness
d. disaster prevention
a. buildings
b. garden
c. humanity
d. Parks
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14. Which of the following is a product of the massive damages to life and
a. destruction
b. disaster
c. disaster risk
d. vulnerability
a. phenomenon
b. coping capacity
c. vulnerability to a hazard
Assessment
Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet
of paper.
a. disaster
b. hazard
c. phenomenon
d. risk
a. phenomenon
b. terrorism/Violence
c. technological/industrial issues
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surrounding the Pacific Ocean where about 99% of the world’s earthquake
occurs.
a. drought
b. ring of fire
c. subsidence
d. Bermuda Triangle
a. mutiny
b. genocide
c. earthquake
d. bombs or explosions
6. It is defined as the source of danger and something that may cause injury
a. disaster
b. hazard
c. risk
d. phenomenon
a. storm surges
b. flooded coastal areas
a. recovery phase
b. planning phase
c. emergency phase
d. preparedness phase
9. A natural disaster where sea waves of local or distant origin that results
a. earthquake
b. flood
c. tsunami
d. typhoon
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10. During the initial stage of a disaster, almost all surface means of
transportation within the community are disrupted by broken bridges, roads, and
a. economic impact
d. disruption of transportation
11. Which of the following variables will NOT determine the elements in
a. coping capacity
b. population explosion
c. vulnerability to a hazard
12. There are many impacts of Disaster, on what impact it will fall if a person is
13. Erica is outside the building. Which action should she do when she feels
c. If near the shore and feel and earthquake, especially if it’s too strong,
14. The potential disaster losses in lives, health statuses, livelihoods, assets,
a. disaster risk
b. disaster mitigation
c. disaster prevention
d. disaster preparedness
a. Bacteria
b. Human
c. Invention
d. Technology
What I Know
Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet
of paper.
a. risk factor
b. disaster risk
c. natural hazard
d. man-made hazard
a. exposure
b. hazard
c. risk
d. vulnerability
4. Which of the following risk factors BEST describes the cause of COVID-19
pandemic?
a. climate change
b. weak governance
periods of time”?
a. deforestation
b. climate change
c. global warming
d. carbon footprint
b. climate change
c. weak governance
disaster risk unit, falls under which of the following risk factors?
a. climate change
b. weak governance
d. environmental degradation
9. Which among the groups suffer more adverse effects when an earthquake
11. The ages below are average years ranges affected by specific situations
a. 16-20
b. 20-30
c. 30-40
d. 40-60
c. environmental degradation
a. displacement
14. Who among the following groups of people are more likely to live in
a. middle class
b. senior citizens
c. young professionals
d. impoverished people
a. climate change
b. weak governance
d. environmental degradation
Assessment
Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet
of paper.
1. Which of the following is the process or condition, often developmentrelated, that influence the level of disaster risk by
increasing levels of
a. risk factor
b. disaster risk
c. natural hazard
d. man-made hazard
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a. exposure
b. hazard
c. risk
d. vulnerability
4. Which of the following risk factors BEST describes the cause of COVID19 pandemic?
a. climate change
b. weak governance
periods of time”?
a. deforestation
b. climate change
c. global warming
d. carbon footprint
hazards
b. climate change
c. weak governance
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disaster risk unit, falls under which of the following risk factors?
a. climate change
b. weak governance
d. environmental degradation
9. Which among the groups suffer more adverse effects when an earthquake
11. The ages below are average years ranges affected by specific situations
a. 16-20
b. 20-30
c. 30-40
d. 40-60
c. environmental degradation
a. displacement
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14. Who among the following groups of people are more likely to live in
(ADPC)?
a. middle class
b. senior citizens
c. young professionals
d. impoverished people
a. climate change
b. weak governance
d. environmental degradation
What I Know
Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a
a. Congenital condition
b. Neonatal condition
c. Pre-existing condition
d. Psychological condition
2. What is the collective term used for the condition of people who develop
stress reaction that negatively affect their physical and mental behavior
a. displaced population
b. emotional aftershock
c. food scarcity
d. health risk
3. What do you call the effect of a disaster that causes a group of people
a. displaced population
b. emotional aftershock
c. food scarcity
d. health risk
a. displaced population
b. emotional aftershock
c. food scarcity
d. health risk
people?
a. displaced population
b. emotional aftershock
c. food scarcity
d. health risk
properties?
a. disaster
b. hazard
c. politicking
d. terrorism
deaths all over the world. How are you going to name the damaging
event?
a. disaster
b. hazard
c. politicking
d. terrorism
8. How are you going to call a dangerous condition that carries human
threat?
a. disaster
b. hazard
c. politicking
d. terrorism
Madre region. What are you going to name the damaging event?
a. disaster
b. hazard
c. politicking
d. terrorism
a. devastation
b. excitement
c. fame
d. power
11. In a situation that you know you and your family are on a disaster risk
area, how could you reduce the impact of a disaster that may come in
your life?
12. Why should people need to plan and be ready for the possible
consequences of a disaster?
13. Which should be the right attitude in dealing the effects of a disaster?
This was first detected in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and then
d. The government must be allowed to decide for the good of the fellow
people.
Assessment
Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a
e. Congenital condition
f. Neonatal condition
g. Pre-existing condition
h. Psychological condition
2. What is the collective term used for the condition of people who
develop stress reaction that negatively affect their physical and mental
a. displaced population
b. emotional aftershock
c. food scarcity
d. health risk
3. What do you call the effect of a disaster that causes a group of people
a. displaced population
b. emotional aftershock
c. food scarcity
d. health risk
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a. displaced population
b. emotional aftershock
c. food scarcity
d. health risk
people?
a. displaced population
b. emotional aftershock
c. food scarcity
d. health risk
properties?
a. disaster
b. hazard
c. politicking
d. terrorism
deaths all over the world. How are you going to name the damaging
event?
a. disaster
b. hazard
c. politicking
d. terrorism
8. How are you going to call a dangerous condition that carries human
threat?
a. disaster
b. hazard
c. politicking
d. terrorism
Madre region. What are you going to name the damaging event?
a. disaster
b. hazard
c. politicking
d. terrorism
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a. devastation
b. excitement
c. fame
d. power
11. In a situation that you know you and your family are on a disaster
risk area, how could you reduce the impact of a disaster that may
12. Why should people need to plan and be ready for the possible
consequences of a disaster?
disaster?
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like COVID19?
fellow people.
VULNERABILITIES
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What I Know
Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a
1. What are the three phases of disaster management planning for vulnerable
are the two factors that affect the risk level of a community?
a. media
b. Catholic church
c. national government
communities?
a. disasters
b. natural hazards
c. human-made hazard
d. socio-economical hazards
a. professionals
b. indigenous people
c. government officials
d. small entrepreneurs
a. disaster
b. hazard
c. resiliency
D. risk
events.
A. disaster
B. disaster risk
C. hazard
D. vulnerability
preparedness
11. Complete the sentence. High vulnerability level and high hazard
disasters?
13. The following factors can help lessen the vulnerability of a community
EXCEPT _______________.
environmental degradation .
15. Why do you think the total number of deaths attributable to natural
vulnerable
Assessment
Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a
1. A community with high level of vulnerability and high hazard has ___.
3. Which of the following factors does not help lessen the vulnerability of a
community?
human activity.
environmental degradation.
5. What is the main reason why there has been an overall increase in the
a. professionals
b. indigenous people
c. government officials
d. small entrepreneurs
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a. hazard
b. disaster
c. resiliency
d. risk
events.
a. disaster
b. disaster risk
c. hazard
d. vulnerability
means?
preparedness
except___________.
11. What are the three phases of disaster management planning for
danger. What are the two factors that affect the risk level of a
community?
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a. media
b. Catholic church
c. national government
vulnerable communities?
bridges
a. disasters
b. natural hazards
c. socio-economical
d. human-made hazard
M6
What I Know
Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a
a. disaster
b. disaster risk
c. hazard
d. vulnerability
a. element risk
b. hazard
c. risk
d. vulnerability
power went off due to damaged electric posts, but they have a generator,
so the power supply is immediately restored. All of the following are the
reasons why you are less vulnerable than other people living in city
EXCEPT__________.
when needed
b. population density
disastrous one?
a. exposure
b. susceptibility
_________.
response
8. Philippines is now less vulnerable to typhoon because _________.
centers
livelihood
super typhoon
a. lowered risk
b. less exposure
c. decreased hazard
d. increased vulnerability
10. During the initial stage of a typhoon that causes disaster, almost
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effect of disaster?
a. economic impact
d. disruption of transportation
11. What could be the possible reason why urban region is more
13. NCR has very high population density making it more vulnerable to
any hazard like what happened during the lockdown where all
members of the family have no choice but to stay in a very small living
an area
same time
same time
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15. The following factors can affect the level of vulnerability EXCEPT _____.
b. human population
Assessment
Choose the letter of the best answer. Write your answer on a separate
sheet of paper.
a. lowered Risk
b. less exposure
c. decreased hazard
d. increased vulnerability
2. During the initial stage of a typhoon that causes a disaster, almost all
disaster?
a. economic impact
d. disruption of transportation
5. NCR has very high population density making it more vulnerable to any
hazard like what happened during the lockdown where all members of the
family have no choice but to stay in a very small living space. To lessen
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b. exposure
d. susceptibility
centers.
livelihood.
super typhoon.
area
time
time
10. The following factors can affect the level of vulnerability EXCEPT___.
a. human population
a. disaster
b. disaster risk
c. hazard
d. vulnerability
a. element at risk
b. hazard
c. risk
d. vulnerability
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the power went off due to damaged electric posts, but they have a
following are the reasons why you are less vulnerable than other people
when needed
a. population density
disastrous one?
M7
What I Know
Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a
a. fatalism
b. soil quality
c. health facilities
d. leadership qualities
hazard?
a. capacity
b. hazard
c. risk
d. vulnerability
3. What element is exposed to hazard during typhoon when the houses are
destroyed?
a. economical
b. environmental
c. physical
d. social
a. economical
b. environmental
c. physical
d. social
mostly affected?
a. economical
b. environmental
c. physical
d. social
a. lowered risk
b. less exposure
c. decreased hazard
d. increased vulnerability
7. Some areas in Cavite is situated within the fault lines stated at risk by
a. economical
b. environmental
c. physical
d. social
a. economical
b. environmental
c. physical
d. social
a. I and II
b. II and III
c. III and IV
d. II and IV
10. All of the following choices can least likely cause physical vulnerability EXCEPT
_____________.
a. pandemic
b. storm surge
c. tsunami
d. wild fire
a. volcanic eruption
c. chemical contamination
d. environmental degradation
a. get the ratio of the number of people died to the total population
b. get the ratio of the number of people survived to the total population
c. get the ratio of the total population to the number of people survived
d. get the ratio of the number of casualties or injured to the total population
EXCEPT ________.
a. cost of repair
b. economic losses
c. extent of damage
a. economical
b. environmental
c. physical
d. social
Assessment
Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a
a. fatalism
b. soil quality
c. health facilities
d. leadership qualities
hazard?
a. capacity
b. hazard
c. risk
d. vulnerability
3. What element is exposed to hazard during typhoon when the houses are
destroyed?
a. economical
b. environmental
c. physical
d. social
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a. economical
b. environmental
c. physical
d. social
mostly affected?
a. economical
b. environmental
c. physical
d. social
a. lowered risk
b. less exposure
c. decreased hazard
d. increased vulnerability
7. Some areas in Cavite is situated within the fault lines stated at risk by
a. economical
b. environmental
c. physical
d. social
a. economical
b. environmental
c. physical
e. social
a. I and II
b. II and III
c. III and IV
d. II and IV
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10. All of the following choices can least likely cause physical vulnerability
EXCEPT _____________.
a. pandemic
b. storm surge
c. tsunami
d. wild fire
a. volcanic eruption
c. chemical contamination
d. environmental degradation
b. get the ratio of the number of people survived to the total population
c. get the ratio of the total population to the number of people survived
d. get the ratio of the number of casualties or injured to the total population
EXCEPT ________.
a. cost of repair
b. economic losses
c. extent of damage
a. economical
b. environmental
c. physical
d. social
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What I Know
Read each item carefully and choose the best answer. Write your
a. disaster
b. hazard
c. risk
d. vulnerability
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2. ___________________ signifies the possibility of adverse effects in the future.
elements.
a. disaster
b. hazard
c. risk
d. vulnerability
exceed the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its
a. disaster
b. hazard
c. resiliency
d. risk
a. disaster
b. disaster Risk
c. hazard
d. vulnerability
a. exposure
b. hazard
c. risk
d. vulnerability
6. Which group belongs to the most vulnerable?
a. employees
b. professional
c. indigenous people
d. small entrepreneurs
a. drought
d. environmental pollution
a. mitigation
b. reconstruction
c. rehabilitation
event of disaster?
a. human Beings
b. building structures
11. Hazards can arise during excavations due to the fact that there are
many cables and pipelines buried in the ground. This is why ‘rules for
careful excavation’ have been established. What is one of these rules?
in the ground.
a. environmental Assets
b. dwellings of households
c. agricultural commodities
a. hazard mapping
something.
a. migration
b. misconception
c. mitigation
d. mutation
a. population
b. infrastructures
c. essential facilities
d. transportation facilities
Assessment
Read each item carefully and choose the best answer. Write your answer on a
1. 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
a. disaster
b. hazard
c. risk
d. vulnerability
derived from the interaction of social and environmental processes, from the
a. disaster
b. hazard
c. risk
d. vulnerability
ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own. What is it?
a. disaster
b. hazard
c. resiliency
d. risk
b. disaster
c. disaster Risk
d. hazard
e. vulnerability
5. It refers to the element at risk from a natural or man-made hazard event.
a. exposure
b. hazard
c. risk
d. vulnerability
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a. employees
b. professional
c. indigenous people
d. small entrepreneurs
a. drought
d. environmental pollution
a. mitigation
b. reconstruction
c. rehabilitation
9. Which among the following groups of people is more vulnerable in the event of
disaster?
a. human beings
b. building structures
c. public transport system
11.Hazards can arise during excavations due to the fact that there are many cables
and pipelines buried in the ground. This is why ‘rules for careful excavation’ have
the ground.
c. First, manually dig trial trenches close to the specified location of the
cables or pipelines.
a. environmental assets
b. dwellings of households
c. agricultural commodities
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a. hazard mapping
a. migration
b. misconception
c. mitigation
d. mutation
a. population
b. infrastructures
c. essential facilities
d. transportation facilities
WHAT I KNOW
vulnerable target.
environment.
events in a country.
D.
health
damage.
2.
A. fires
C. landslides
B. floods
.o tsunami
B. quasi-natural hazards
A. avalanche
C. pollution
B. plane crash
D. smog
B. quasi-natural hazards
A. air pollution
C. volcanic eruptions
B. smog
D. water Pollution
A. fog
C. strom surge
B. landslides D. toxic
environment.
A. natural hazards
B. quasi-natural hazards
A. dam failures
C. plane Crashes
B. sandstorm
D. smog
A.
major fire
C. terrorism
B. ollution
A. natural hazards
B. quasi-natural hazards
A. acid rain
C. pollution
B. oil spill
D. wild fire
A. cautious
C. peril
B. menace
D. risk
15. These are the examples of Natural Hazards in the Philippines EXCEPT
A. avalanche
C. volcanic eruptions
B. lightning
ASSESSMENT
vulnerable target.
environment.
D. Hazard is
health
damage.
C. fires
C. landslides
D.floods
D. tsunami
c. natural hazards
D. quasi-natural hazards
.o avalanche
C. pollution
D. plane crash
D. smog
c. natural hazards
D. quasi-natural hazards
D.smog
D. water Pollution
7. Which is an example of Quasi- Natural Hazards?
C.fog
C. strom surge
D. landslides
D. toxic
environment.
D. quasi-natural hazards
C. dam failures
C. plane Crashes
D. sandstorm
D. smog
C. major fire
C. terrorism
D. pollution
C. natural hazards
D. quasi-natural hazards
C. acid rain
C. pollution
D. oil spill
D. wild fire
C. cautious
C. peril
D. menace
D.risk
15. These are the examples of Natural Hazards in the Philippines EXCEPT
C. avalanche
C. volcanic eruptions
D. lightning
What I Know
1. Aron Angelo and Peodatto are both working in the same chemical
laboratory and are both exposed to same kind and amount of hazardous
C. People residing far from the seashore are the ones exposed to
the hazard.
D. Vulnerability is greater for people residing farther from
the seashore.
A. viral disease
For items 4 to 6
in small houses with large number of family members, making each family
In each given scenario, classify the hazard impact if it is (A) physical, (B)
biological.
8. coronavirus disease F
9. stoppage of industrial operations D
12. It refers to knowing all the agents in a certain workplace that can
A. hazard identification
B. risk assessment
C. safety management
D. SWOT analysis
14. Vergel suffers from a mental depression after he lost his job when the
A. biological
B. environmental
C. physical
D. psychological
15. The Amazon rainforest was thought to have 2.5 million species of
produces more than 20% of the world’s oxygen. In September 18, 2019,
A. environmental
B. physical
C. psychological
D. socio-cultural
Assessment
Write the letter of the best answer on a separate sheet of paper.
assessment?
IV.Identify hazards.
A. Viral disease
A. potential fall
B. being well-trained
C. working in height
A. potential fall
B. being well-trained
C. working in height
A. high
B. low
C. moderate
D. cannot be determined
For items 7 to 11, given the following hazard impacts, tell whether it is
A. biological C. environmental
B. economic D. psychological
8. SARS
A. biological C. environmental
B. economic D. psychological
A. biological C. environmental
B. economic D. socio-cultural
A. biological C. psychological
B. economic D. socio-cultural
A. economic C. physical
B. environmental D. socio-cultural
A. insanity
B. burnt skin
C. closing of factories
of people
assessment?
14. If the product of probability and impact is 12, what is the descriptive
A. low C. high
B. moderate D. extreme
15. The higher the chance a risk will happen and the greater the severity
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a risk.
What I Know
Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate
sheet of paper.
1. What do you call to the ground surface that sinks or settles due to an
earthquake?
B. liquefaction D. submerging
B. landslide D. tsunami
floor.
A. landslide C. subsidence
B. liquefaction D. tsunami
5. If you were to buy a house, where would you prefer to build it?
silt sediments
of fatalities?
A. fires
D. sanitary fails
A. coal C. petroleum
A. landslide C. subsidence
B. liquefaction D. tsunami
C. hazard maps
11. The lithosphere is that portion of the earth where rocks behave as
________________.
C. shifting of bedrocks
14. Choosing the right materials and design in building your house is an
example of ________________.
A. earthquake instrumentation
B. hazard mapping
C. structural engineering
earthquake?
B. liquefaction D. tsunami
Assessment
Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate
sheet of paper.
focus of 100km.
of 7.5.
oceans?
A. fire C. liquefaction
risks?
is unnecessary.
unconsolidated soil?
A. flood C. liquefaction
B. landslide D. tsunami
A. fire C. liquefaction
B. landslide D. subsidence
A. hazard maps
of fatalities?
A. drowning
B. fires
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D. shifting of bedrocks
A. hazard mapping
B. earthquake instrumentation
C. structural engineering
earthquake?
B. landslides
C. liquefaction
D. tsunami
should _______________.
C. Go to an open space.
D. Call your friends and relatives to let them know if you are okay
or not.
passages?
A. landslide
B. liquefaction
C. subsidence
D. tsunami
15.If you are at risk from earthquakes, what can you do to prepare for
an earthquake?
tables or desk.
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