Disaster Planning: Hazard Identification & Mapping
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What does the term 'LOCATION' refer to in the context of risk assessment?

  • The implementation and response to significant findings
  • The evaluation of the elements of a specific environment
  • The physical layout and proximity of a place (correct)
  • The combination of severity, frequency, and vulnerability to hazard
  • What is the main objective of determining community risk?

  • Prevent and mitigate disaster risk (correct)
  • Determine existing measures for disaster prevention
  • Evaluate the loss and rescue victims
  • Identify major hazards and resources
  • Which type of disaster risk depends on vulnerability and is considered dynamic?

  • Emergent & complex involving climate change
  • Unevenly distributed around the earth
  • Invisible (correct)
  • Forward-looking
  • What is one of the preventive measures for disasters mentioned in the text?

    <p>Provision of public info and education</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During which phase of a disaster do warnings and disaster preparedness occur?

    <p>Pre-impact/preparation phase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of hazard identification and mapping in disaster planning?

    <p>To identify areas with high risk of hazards to a community</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of vulnerability analysis in disaster planning?

    <p>People, property, and environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of vulnerability analysis deals with infrastructure and agriculture?

    <p>Physical vulnerability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'environment' refer to in the context of vulnerability analysis?

    <p>Capacity of the community to deal with negative effects</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of vulnerability analysis involves age, gender, and mental and physical ability?

    <p>Personal vulnerability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of hazard identification and mapping in disaster planning?

    <p>To identify specific high-risk zones and provide a foundation for decision making in prevention, mitigation, and response.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three main focuses of vulnerability analysis in disaster planning?

    <p>People, property, and environment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What types of vulnerability analysis deal with physical aspects such as buildings, infrastructure, and agriculture?

    <p>Physical vulnerability analysis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of vulnerability analysis involves age, gender, and mental and physical ability?

    <p>Personal vulnerability analysis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'location' refer to in the context of risk assessment?

    <p>Location refers to the specific areas that are considered unsafe or lack financial support and resources to construct.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of risk assessment in disaster planning?

    <p>To evaluate the probability of a disaster occurring and to assess the degree of risk, such as high, average, or low risk.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the types of disaster risk mentioned in the text?

    <p>Forward looking, dynamic, invisible, unevenly distributed around the earth, emergent &amp; complex.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the main objectives of disaster preventive measures?

    <p>Prevention or removal of hazards, removal of at-risk populations from the hazard, provision of public info and education, establishment of early warning systems, mitigation of vulnerabilities, reduction of risk posed by some hazards, enhancement of a local community capacity to respond.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the phases of a disaster as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Pre-impact/preparation phase, impact/action/rescue phase, post-impact/recovery phase.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the steps involved in the process of disaster risk management?

    <p>Identify hazard, understand who will be impacted and how, assess risk level and decide precautions, implementation/response, review and correct plan/evaluate effectiveness.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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