DON MARIANO MARCOS MEMORIAL STATE UNIVERSITY
MID LA UNION CAMPUS
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CCS 16 – DISASTER READINESS AND RISK REDUCTION
I. MULTILPLE CHOICE: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. The conditions determined by physical, social, economic, environmental factors or processes that increase
the susceptibility of a community to a hazard or impacts of a hazard event.
A. Risk C. Hazard
B. Vulnerability D. Frequency
2. It is a proactive approach where the risks are reduced and managed.
A. Disaster Risk C. Disaster Risk Reduction Management
B. Disaster Reduction D. Disaster Risk Reduction
3. The application of disaster risk reduction policies and strategies, to prevent new disaster risks, reduce
existing disaster risks, and manage residual risks, contributing to the strengthening of resilience and
reduction of losses.
A. Disaster Risk C. Disaster Risk Reduction Management
B. Disaster Reduction D. Disaster Risk Reduction
4. It is the opposite of vulnerability.
A. readiness C. capability
B. strength D. capacity
5. The UNDRR defined this as “the situation of people, infrastructure, housing, production capacities and other
tangible human assets located in hazard-prone areas”. What is this?
A. Risk C. Exposure
B. Vulnerability D. Capacity
6. Which of the following groups of people is/are more vulnerable to disasters?
A. men, boys, old people C. women, children, old people
B. men, women, boys D. none of the choices
7. Which of the following is NOT included as reason why certain sectors of society are vulnerable to disaster
than others?
A. education C. distribution of people
B. occupation of people D. population density
8. Which of the following is NOT considered as demographic factors as a reason why certain sectors of society
are more vulnerable to disaster than others?
A. age of population C. population density
B. wealth D. distribution of population
