COR 010

• The components of disaster risks are vulnerability, exposure, hazard
• A threat that can be managed by observing warning signs and keeping in harmony with the environment is Hazard
• A situation that poses an immediate risk to health, life, property, or the environment is Emergency
• "Outbreaks of diseases such as coronavirus, cholera, Ebola, and malaria" What type of emergency is stated?

  Dangers of Life
• Typhoon Haiyan, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Yolanda, was one of the most powerful tropical cyclones ever recorded. What type of disaster is this? Natural Disaster
• What type of emergency are forest fires and marine oil spills? Dangers to Environment
• It is an international danger and threat to humanity that needs intervention to bring the situation under control. Disaster
• It refers to the “elements at risk” from a natural or man-made hazard event. Exposure
• Which factor of risk is the limited official recognition of risks and preparedness measures? Vulnerability
• What type of vulnerability that determined by aspects such as population density levels, remoteness of asettlement, the site, design and materials used for critical infrastructure and for housing? Physical Vulnerability
• It refers to the inability of people to withstand adverse impacts to hazards due to characteristics inherent in social interactions, institutions, etc. Social Vulnerability
• It refers to natural resource depletion and resource degradation. Environmental Vulnerability
• What factor of risk is inadequate protection of assets? Vulnerability
• What factor of risk are the natural disasters? Hazard
• Poor design and construction of buildings is an example of hazard. False
• It is a natural disaster of below-average precipitation in a given region, resulting in prolonged shortages in the water supply, whether atmospheric, surface water or groundwater. Drought
• A sudden event that causes great damage, destruction, and loss of life. Disaster
• It refers to the inability of people to withstand adverse impacts to hazard due to characteristics inherent in social interaction, institution, etc. Social Vulnerability
• The poor are usually more vulnerable to disasters because they lack the resources to build sturdy structures and put other engineering measures in place to protect themselves from being negatively impacted by disasters. Economic Vulnerability
• The more dense the population the more efficient a response can be. Population density
• Very old and very young populations are less mobile and able to respond to hazards events well. Age of Population.
• Socio-economic factors; wealth, Nature of society, and understanding of the area.
• Community preparedness; building codes, communication networks, emergency planning, and scientific monitoring and early warning systems.
• Dealing with the after-effects; Insurance cover, emergency personnel, and Aid requests.
• Dependent upon the economic status of Individuals, communities and nations. Level of vulnerability.
• Natural phenomenon that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihoods and services, environmental damage, etc. Natural Disaster
• Human-made disasters are the consequences of technological or human hazards.
• Flood, tsunami, drought, landslide, volcanic eruption are examples of Natural Disasters.
• Nuclear and radiation accidents are example of Human-made Disasters.
• When combined, Hazards and Vulnerability result in Risks.
• The different perspective of disaster are physical perspective, psychological perspective, socio-cultural perspective, economic perspective, political perspective, and biological perspective.
• Disaster always occur when hazards exist.(true of false)

  False
• Disasters can be mitigated.(true or false)

  True
• Areas that considered as disaster risk hotspots are Southeast Asia, Central America, Oceania, and the Southern Sahel.
• What is the deadliest disaster in the world?

  The 1931 China floods
• Vulnerability, Exposure, and Hazard are the components of disaster risks.
• • disaster is a culmination of risks that cause global negative consequences in the lives and assets of vulnerable and exposed people, resulting in injuries, deaths, property damage, environmental degradation and disruption of livelihoods and economic activities. 
• Ionic Bond – the electrostatic attraction of oppositely charged

  particles (cations & anions)