phillipines

• what is the Philippines an example of

  multi hazard zone
• what hazards are the Philippines vulnerable to

  • landslides
  • earthquakes
  • tsunamis
  • volcanos
  • typhoons
• explain why the Philippines is at risk of typhoons

  lies on a typhoon belt
• how many typhoons does the Philippines experience every year

  15
• explain why the Philippines is at risk of eartquakes

  lies on a convergent plate boundary
• explain why the Philippines is at risk of tsunamis

  because many ocean trenches and active faults in the pacific
• what ocean is the Philippines in

  Pacific
• how many active volcanos in the Philippines

  24
• explain why the Philippines is at risk of landslides

  mountainous topography and high rainfall
• list human factors of vulnerability in the Philippines

  • 85% economically productive land is at risk
  • 25% live in poverty
  • annual disasters cost equivalent of 70% annual spendings on social development
• what model can explain why the multi hazard zone severely damages the Philippines economy

  hazard management cycle

  -before recovery is even reached, let alone preparation, the next hazard event occurs
• example of an active volcano in Philippines


  mount Pinatubo
• example of a typhoon in the Philippines

  typhoon Haiyan
• use an example of the Philippines to explain how a meteorological hazard can increase tectonic disaster

  -can cause more hazards

  -when mount Pinatubo erupted, typhoon Yunga caused volcanic ash to turn into destructive lahars