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Let’s Get Started!

Oh Yeah, I Remember That Scene! What was the most memorable natural disaster
scene you’ve witnessed/read from movies, news, or books? Describe that scene below
and tell whether it could actually happen in real life or it’s only for fiction. You can even
add an image of that scene if you want.

2012 (Film)

2012 is a 2009 American science-fiction disaster film directed by Roland Emmerich.

The film is about a global cataclysmic event that is bringing an end to the world in the
year 2012 and tells the heroic struggle of the survivors. The film contains references to
the Mayanism, the Mayan Long-Count calendar and the 2012 phenomenon. I think
world will experienced the movie like 2012, it would really happen as the world getting
older we humans failed to protect our home. According to some scientist world will be
end, The most probable fate of the planet is absorption by the Sun in about 7.5
billion years, after the star has entered the red giant phase and expanded beyond
the planet's current orbit.
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Let’s Think About It!

a. How natural are natural hazards? Notwithstanding the term "natural," a natural
hazard has an element of human involvement. A physical event, such as a volcanic eruption,
that does not affect human beings is a natural phenomenon but not a natural hazard.

b. How does it differ from a natural phenomena? Phenomena are natural, but

the disasters are produced by human action in his environment. For instance, the flooding of a
flood plain caused by an overflowing river is a natural phenomenon; the presence of human
settlements in the area creates the possibility of a disaster.

c. What does human activity have to do with natural phenomena/hazard

Natural disasters are a naturally occurring event that causes damage to human life, but human
activity can increase their frequency and intensity. Deforestation is wiping out trees, causing
increased risk for flooding, soil erosion, and drought.
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Let’s Do It!

AA1: The Biological Hazards. If you’re wondering why the biological hazards weren’t
discussed above, it’s because it’s your task to explore it! Research on the different
biological hazards that transpired throughout history and PICK ONE which interests you
the most. (In most cases, biological hazards pertain to diseases and epidemics).
Afterwards, you can fill out the table below with information about the hazard you chose.

What is it called? HIV/AIDS

What are its causes?
How does it spread or get worse?
How can it be cured/ prevented?
HIV infection in humans came from a type of
chimpanzee in Central Africa. The
chimpanzee version of the virus (called
simian immunodeficiency virus, or SIV) was
probably passed to humans when humans
hunted these chimpanzees for meat and
came in contact with their infected blood.
HIV is spread when blood, semen, or vaginal
fluids from an infected person enter another
person's body, usually through: Sexual
contact. The virus may enter the body
through a tear in the lining of the rectum,
vagina, urethra, or mouth. Most cases
of HIV are spread this way.
Use strategies such as abstinence (not
having sex), never sharing needles, and
using condoms the right way every time you
have sex. You may also be able to take
advantage of HIV prevention medicines such
as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and
post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP).
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