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Cards (10)

  • Disaster is a dangerous situation or threat from natural or man-made events that disrupt the functions of individuals in a community
  • Disasters can cause damage to one's life
  • The word "disaster" originated from the French word, 'desastre', meaning bad star or evil star
  • Yearly, the Philippines experiences an average of 20 tropical cyclones and has 20 active volcanoes that can erupt at any moment
  • Hazards are threats to life, environment, or property and can be classified as natural or man-made
  • Natural hazards are caused by naturally occurring phenomena like biological, geological, hydrological, meteorological, and climatological events
  • Man-made hazards are caused by human activities and occur near human settlements, examples include pollution, industrial accidents, conflicts, and technological structures
  • Vulnerability refers to the failure to withstand the impacts of hazards, for example, a town near an active volcano is more vulnerable to a volcanic eruption
  • Mitigation refers to preventing or minimizing the effects of a disaster by introducing precautionary measures before it strikes a community
  • Identify if the following disasters are natural or man-made:
    • landslide: Natural
    • vehicle accidents: Man-made
    • plague: Natural
    • drought: Natural
    • oil spill: Man-made
    • chemical threat: Man-made
    • blizzards: Natural
    • pandemics: Natural
    • cyber-attacks: Man-made
    • dam failures: Man-made