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Disaster, Hazard, Exposure, and Vulnerability
Disaster, Hazard, Exposure, and Vulnerability
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Hazards may be single, sequential, or combined in their origin and effects.
False
True
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Hazards that are caused by dangerous procedures, infrastructure failures, or specific human activity.
Natural Hazards
Socionatural
Anthropogenic Hazards
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Type of hazard that is usually from living sources;
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phenomenon of organic origin or conveyed by vectors/ agents.
BIOLOGICAL
GEOLOGICAL
MAN-MADE
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
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Disaster Risk = function (Hazard, Exposure, Vulnerability)
False
True
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It refers to the people, property, systems, or other elements present in hazard zones.
VULNERABILITY
EXPOSURE
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It involves the identification and mapping of the elements at risk and assessment of vulnerability.
SURVEY
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
RISK ASSESSMENT
POPULATION CENSUS
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These are the people, properties, economic activities, and private and public services threatened by a harmful event.
TYPES OF HAZARDS
ELEMENTS AT RISKS
LEVELS OF VULNERABILITY
DRRR MODELS
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Each hazard is characterized by its location, intensity or magnitude, frequency, and probability.
False
True
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It is the remaining level of risk following the development and implementation of the entity’s response.
Inherent Risk
Residual Risk
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It examines hazards in relation to a society’s vulnerability, in order to evaluate potential damage and losses.
Prevention and Mitigation
Risk Analysis
Risk Transfer
Preparedness
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Hydrometeorological hazards include internal earth processes, such as earthquakes, and related geophysical processes.
True
False
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It refers to the probability of occurrence at a given magnitude.
EXPOSURE
HAZARD
VULNERABILITY
DISASTER
