GUMACA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL-Senior High

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM)

DISASTER READINESS AND RISK REDUCTION-Francis M. Jimenez

QUIZ 1

DIRECTION: Read carefully and answer the following questions. Identify them whether they are
example of a human-made disaster or a natural disaster. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. The Bhopal Gas Leak Disaster

a. Human-made disaster b. Natural disaster

2. The Kuwait Oil Fire

a. Human-made disaster b. Natural disaster

3. 1993 Hurricane Andrew

a. Human-made disaster b. Natural disaster

4. Catastrophe at Chernobyl
a. Human-made disaster b. Natural disaster

5. 1995 Typhoon Rosing

a. Human-made disaster b. Natural disaster

6. Tsunami of 2011 in Japan

a. Human-made disaster b. Natural disaster

7. The Jilin Chemical Explosion

a. Human-made disaster b. Natural disaster

8. The 1970 Bhola cyclone

a. Human-made disaster b. Natural disaster

9. The 1931 Yangtze River flooding

a. Human-made disaster b. Natural disaster

10. The North Pacific Garbage Patch

a. Human-made disaster b. Natural disaster

DIRECTION. Read carefully the statement and identify it as TRUE of FALSE. Write your answer
on the space provided.

1. __________. Agent orange is an example of natural disaster happened in Vietnam

2. __________. The most immediate effects of natural disasters is population displacement

3. __________. If there is no hazard, then the risk is null

4. __________. Natural phenomenon can be minimized to lessen disaster risk

5. __________. Hazard becomes disaster only if it hits vulnerable population

NAME: ________________________________ SECTION: ______________________ SCORE: _________