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Lesson 1 Basic Concepts of Disaster and Disaster Risk This module is all about the basic concepts of disaster and disaster risk. After studying and working on all activities in this module, you will be able to explain the meaning of disaster, how and when an event becomes a disaster. What I Need to Know Have overview & explain the meaning of disaster What I know Multiple Choice. Select the letter of the best answer from among the given choices. 1. Which of the following shows disaster? A. a storm surge. B. a landslide along the highway. C. a typhoon leaving great damage of properties. D. a man falling from the top of the roof causing his death. 2. How can we reduce the risk brought about by disasters? We can reduce the risk by A. decreasing the capacity, hazard, exposure and vulnerability. B. decreasing the hazard, capacity, and vulnerability while increasing the exposure. C. increasing the capacity while decreasing the hazard, exposure and vulnerability. D. increasing the hazard, exposure and vulnerability while decreasing the capacity. 3. What makes Philippines a vicinity of different kinds of calamities every year? A. Philippines is an archipelago. B. Philippines is a small country. C. Philippines is a developing country. D. Philippines is facing the Atlantic Ocean. 4. An event becomes a disaster when it leaves I. no casualties II. many casualties III. less casualties IV. neither none nor more casualties 5. A sudden event, such as an accident or natural catastrophe that causes great damage or loss of life is called A. capacity B. disaster C. disaster risk D. vulnerability 1

Lesson 1 Basic Concepts of Disaster and Disaster Risk This module is all about the basic concepts of disaster and disaster risk. After studying and working on all activities in this module, you will be able to explain the meaning of disaster, how and when an event becomes a disaster. What I Need to Know Have overview & explain the meaning of disaster What I know Multiple Choice. Select the letter of the best answer from among the given choices. 1. Which of the following shows disaster? A. a storm surge. B. a landslide along the highway. C. a typhoon leaving great damage of properties. D. a man falling from the top of the roof causing his death. 2. How can we reduce the risk brought about by disasters? We can reduce the risk by A. decreasing the capacity, hazard, exposure and vulnerability. B. decreasing the hazard, capacity, and vulnerability while increasing the exposure. C. increasing the capacity while decreasing the hazard, exposure and vulnerability. D. increasing the hazard, exposure and vulnerability while decreasing the capacity. 3. What makes Philippines a vicinity of different kinds of calamities every year? A. Philippines is an archipelago. B. Philippines is a small country. C. Philippines is a developing country. D. Philippines is facing the Atlantic Ocean. 4. An event becomes a disaster when it leaves I. no casualties II. many casualties III. less casualties IV. neither none nor more casualties 5. A sudden event, such as an accident or natural catastrophe that causes great damage or loss of life is called A. capacity B. disaster C. disaster risk D. vulnerability 1

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Lesson 1 Basic Concepts of Disaster and Disaster Risk This module is all about the basic concepts of disaster and disaster risk. After studying and working on all activities in this module, you will be able to explain the meaning of disaster, how and when an event becomes a disaster. What I Need to Know Have overview & explain the meaning of disaster What I know Multiple Choice. Select the letter of the best answer from among the given choices. 1. Which of the following shows disaster? A. a storm surge. B. a landslide along the highway. C. a typhoon leaving great damage of properties. D. a man falling from the top of the roof causing his death. 2. How can we reduce the risk brought about by disasters? We can reduce the risk by A. decreasing the capacity, hazard, exposure and vulnerability. B. decreasing the hazard, capacity, and vulnerability while increasing the exposure. C. increasing the capacity while decreasing the hazard, exposure and vulnerability. D. increasing the hazard, exposure and vulnerability while decreasing the capacity. 3. What makes Philippines a vicinity of different kinds of calamities every year? A. Philippines is an archipelago. B. Philippines is a small country. C. Philippines is a developing country. D. Philippines is facing the Atlantic Ocean. 4. An event becomes a disaster when it leaves I. no casualties II. many casualties III. less casualties IV. neither none nor more casualties 5. A sudden event, such as an accident or natural catastrophe that causes great damage or loss of life is called A. capacity B. disaster C. disaster risk D. vulnerability 1
Transcribed Image Text:Lesson 1 Basic Concepts of Disaster and Disaster Risk This module is all about the basic concepts of disaster and disaster risk. After studying and working on all activities in this module, you will be able to explain the meaning of disaster, how and when an event becomes a disaster. What I Need to Know Have overview & explain the meaning of disaster What I know Multiple Choice. Select the letter of the best answer from among the given choices. 1. Which of the following shows disaster? A. a storm surge. B. a landslide along the highway. C. a typhoon leaving great damage of properties. D. a man falling from the top of the roof causing his death. 2. How can we reduce the risk brought about by disasters? We can reduce the risk by A. decreasing the capacity, hazard, exposure and vulnerability. B. decreasing the hazard, capacity, and vulnerability while increasing the exposure. C. increasing the capacity while decreasing the hazard, exposure and vulnerability. D. increasing the hazard, exposure and vulnerability while decreasing the capacity. 3. What makes Philippines a vicinity of different kinds of calamities every year? A. Philippines is an archipelago. B. Philippines is a small country. C. Philippines is a developing country. D. Philippines is facing the Atlantic Ocean. 4. An event becomes a disaster when it leaves I. no casualties II. many casualties III. less casualties IV. neither none nor more casualties 5. A sudden event, such as an accident or natural catastrophe that causes great damage or loss of life is called A. capacity B. disaster C. disaster risk D. vulnerability 1
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