Erica Mae E.

Javier Grade 11-SJP II, ABM

Earth and Life Science & General Mathematics
Performance Task

What do we mean by Geological Hazards? What comes into your mind when you hear
those words?
Geo – from the word ‘geological’ meaning from the earth.
Hazard – a situation that poses a risk to property, environment or life.
Geologic hazards are events which occur irregularly in time and space and cause
negative impact on living organisms and the environment. These events involve the energy
transformation of masses of soil, rocks, the lithosphere and water in various combinations and
conditions.
A geologic or geological hazard is an extreme natural events in the crust of the earth that
pose a threat to life and property like earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis (tidal waves)
and landslides. Their non-rhythmic occurrence makes their predictability difficult and an
important characteristic of many geologic hazards is their prime land preference—the
characteristic of preferentially occupying areas targeted by man for his use. Geological hazard
simply means the risk of damage caused by a geological process.

As a geologist that is asked by the Local Disaster Risk Reduction Office to assess
possible geological hazards of a community through a survey, here are the findings of my study
which is shown in a graphical representation.

COLLECTED INFORMATION ABOUT EARTHQUAKE

Don't want to do
PREPARED
SPOKEN
Not able to do
TODISASTER
Have not done
DISASTER
I plan to do
SURVIVAL
MANAGEMENT
Have done
KITS
REPRESENTATIve
Don't want to do Not able to do
in area I plan to do Have done
Have not done

Don't want to do Not able to do Have not done I plan to do Have done

20%
10% 30% 10%
30%

20%

60%

10%

50% 60%
PREPARED A FAMILY EMERGENCY PLAN
Don't want to do TAKEN
Not able to do SPECIAL
Have not done TRAINING
I plan to do ON EARTHQUAKE
Have done

DRILLS
10%
Don't want to do Not able to do Have not done I plan to do Have done

30%

30% 30%

60%

40%
DISCUSSION ABOUT THE GRAPHS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
The graph shows the result of the survey I conducted in 10 people not just in the
community I belong but also in other localities. I have also conducted the said survey
outside of my locality for there are inadequate participants in my neighborhood that's why
I have made my own strategy.

To discuss about the findings of my survey, as I gather the all-in-all data I have realized
that there are still people who have insufficient information about earthquake and not
enough plans of surviving on this kind of geologic hazard. As you can see the first graph,
around 60% of the 10 people have done collecting information about earthquake, 30%
have not done and 10% plans to do. In the second chart which asks about speaking to a
Disaster Management Representative of their area, around the 10 respondents there are
60% who have not spoken to their Disaster Management Representative, 20% plans to do
and both 10% for those who have done and not able to do. For the third chart which talks
about preparing an emergency plan, 60% of the respondents plans to prepare an
emergency plan, 30% have done and 10% have not done. In the fourth graph which talks
about preparedness of disaster survival kits, around 50% of the respondents are planning
to prepare for their survival kits while 30% have not done and 20% have done or have
prepared their survival kits. Lastly in the fifth chart, "Have taken special training on
earthquake drills", 40% are under the choice "I plan to do" meanwhile both 30% for those
who have done and have not done. While gathering the data I've come to thought that
many people are still unaware and unprepared about this kind of geologic hazard
(Earthquake). Other people have inadequate knowledge about earthquake and the
preparedness for this natural hazard. Man cannot prevent natural earthquakes from
occurring but can mitigate their impacts or effects through identifying hazards, building
safer structures, and by providing education on safety. So what are we going to do to
reduce the disruptive impacts of a natural disaster on communities? Awareness, education,
preparedness, and prediction and warning systems can be a big help and a solution for
this. Mitigation measures such as adoption of zoning, land-use practices, and building
codes are needed, however, to prevent or reduce actual damage from hazards. Through
preparing for this geological hazards we can also reduce the risk of damages.