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    1. DISASTER - any event that causes widespread human. economic, and environment losses or impact that seriously disrupt the normal functioning of a community.
  • HAZARD - is a threat or harm that has the potential to cause damage
  • Disaster Risk - may be specific to a Location or condition of a community
  • Two main types of Hazards: Natural & Man-Made Natural Disaster - are devastating out comes that result from Natural Hazard Man-made Disaster - also called technological Disaster, are distraction man-made Hazard.
  • Three types of Effects:
    Primary effects
    Secondary effect
    Tertiary effect
  • Primary Effect - are direct situation arising from disaster if self. flooding of life. Secondary Effect - are situation resulting from the primary effect.
    Tertiary effect- are those not experience as disaster as talking place that can be filled after the disaster has occurred.
  • 5 can be causes of disaster
    People
    Economy
    Ecosystem
    Environment
    Building and infrastructure
  • FAULT LINE - Is long crack in the surface of the earth.
  • 3 MAIN TYPES OF FAULT Normal Fault - a dip-slip Fault in which the block above
    Reverse Fault - the above fault moves up
    Strike-slip Fault - or wrench tectonic a type tectonic that is dominatec.
  • GROUND SHAKING - is caused by the passage sosmic waves.
  • Epicenter - the area on the surface of the earth. Where the origin of the Earthquake.
  • LIQUEFACTION - occurs when seismic shaking cause in the soil. Ex Quicksand.
  • Earthquake Induced Ground Subsidence - is the lowering of the land due to various causes, one of which is the earthquake on the Fault line.
  • TSUNAMI - a Japanese word that me means
    "HARBOR WAVE" - Caused by large earthquake - Asteroids
  • LANDSLIDE - may happen during and after an earthquake when a weakened section of the land falls of primary due to gravity
  • PAG-ASA Stands for?
    PHILIPPINE ATMOSPHERIC GEOPHYSICAL AND ASTRONOMICAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
  • 3 steps during and after earthquake
    Drop/Duck, Cover, Hold