Professional Documents
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5 Performance
Tasks (160 points)
Natural Hazards, Mitigation, and Adaptation
(Second Grading Period)
Instruction. Use Short bond paper for your answers. Highlight the
questions above your answers. If questions are not written first, output
might not be accepted. DO NOT DIRECTLY COPY AND PASTE texts from
the internet. Irrelevant responses may no longer be checked.
11. What are other practical ways to cope with geological hazards
caused by earthquakes, volcanic eruption, and landslides?
12. Imagine that you are the mayor of a town near a mountain. Ground
assessment of the area has shown that a part of the mountain has
nickel. A mining company has asked a permit to mine the nickel. What
will you do? Will you grant the permit? Why or why not?
o What do you think was the reason why the landslide took place?
14. What can you do to lessen the occurrence of landslides in your own
community?
15. Many typhoons bring strong winds and intense heavy rainfall which
cause damages to properties and loss of lives. Using the internet,
research the top 10 strongest typhoons that hit the Philippines. Then
write down the effects of the typhoons to the humans and their
environment.
16. What should you do before, during, and after the occurrence of a
hydrometeorological hazard?