Assessment

DIRECTION: Read and analyze the statements below. Identify what does each sentence refers
to. Write your answer in your activity notebook.

_______________ 1. Population, properties, economic activities, including public services, or

any other defined values exposed to hazards in a given area”. Also referred to as “assets”.

_______________ 2. Quantification of the elements-at-risk either in numbers (of buildings,

people etc.), in monetary value (replacement costs etc.), area or perception (importance of
elements-at-risk).

_______________ 3. The expected losses in a given area and period of time (e.g. annual) for a
specific set of elements-at-risk as a consequence of a specific hazard scenario with a specific
return period.

_______________ 4. It is calculated by first analyzing all specific risks. It is the integration of all
specific consequences over all probabilities.

_______________ 5. The expected losses (of which the quantification type is determined by A E)
in a given area as a result of a given hazard scenario.

______________ 6. The conditions determined by physical, social, economic and environmental

factors or processes, which increase the susceptibility of a community to the impact of hazards.

_______________ 7. A potentially damaging physical event, phenomenon or human activity

that may cause the loss of life or injury, property damage, social and economic disruption or
environmental degradation.

_______________ 8. The ability of resistance, absorption, adaptation and recovery of a system

from the effects of hazard, including preserving and restoring the basic structures and
functions.

______________ 9. The potential impacts of events on the environment (flora, fauna,

ecosystems, biodiversity).

______________ 10. the potential impacts of hazards on economic assets and processes (i.e.
business interruption, secondary effects such as increased poverty and job loss) Vulnerability of
different economic sectors.

Instruction: Answer the question below in a paragraph form that contains at least 3 sentences.

1. Why poor people are more vulnerable to certain natural hazards (e.g., flood)?
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