DEOGRACIAS P.

PRINCESA MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL

Ranao – Ranao, Ligao City

MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction

DIRECTIONS: Write the letter of your choice that best completes the statement or
answers the question.

1. A process, phenomenon or human activity that may cause loss of life, injury or
other health impacts, property damage, social and economic disruption or
environmental degradation is called
A. Disaster B. Emergency C. Hazard D.
Vulnerability

2. Which is NOT a geological hazard?

A. Earthquake B. Tsunami C. Tephra fall D. Tornado

3. Thunderstorms, coastal storm surges, tropical cyclones and heat waves are
A. Technological hazards C. Hydrometeorological
hazards
B. Astronomical hazards D. Geological hazards

4. The following are common long term impacts of natural hazards EXCEPT
A. Destruction of vital infrastructure like roads and bridges
B. Disconnection of communication lines
C. Widespread loss of housing
D. Permanent disability

5. A serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a widespread

human, material, economic or environmental losses is called
A. Disaster B. Vulnerability C. Resiliency D. Hazard

6. Which is NOT a risk driver?

A. Poverty and inequality C. Properly planned urban
development
B. Environmental degradation D. Weak governance

7. The variables that amplify the effects of hazards, affecting the degree or
scope of a disaster is called
A. Exposure B. Elements at risk C. Risk drivers D.
Vulnerability

8. Which is NOT an effect of disasters on human life?

A. Food scarcity C. Displaced population
 B. Illnesses and diseases D. Disturbance of biodiversity

9. Disasters frequently result in all of the following EXCEPT

A. Displacement of populations
B. Damage to the ecological environment
C. Destruction of a population’s homeland
D. Adequate supply of goods and services