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?

Provision of public info and education (A) Signup and view all the answers

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

Pre-impact/preparation phase (B) Signup and view all the answers

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

To identify areas with high risk of hazards to a community (A) Signup and view all the answers

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

People, property, and environment (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of vulnerability analysis deals with infrastructure and agriculture?

Physical vulnerability (A) Signup and view all the answers

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

Capacity of the community to deal with negative effects (B) Signup and view all the answers

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

Personal vulnerability (B) Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

People, property, and environment. Signup and view all the answers

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

Physical vulnerability analysis. Signup and view all the answers

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

Personal vulnerability analysis. Signup and view all the answers

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

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

What is the purpose of risk assessment in disaster planning?

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

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

Forward looking, dynamic, invisible, unevenly distributed around the earth, emergent & complex. Signup and view all the answers

What are the main objectives of disaster preventive measures?

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. Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

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

What is the main objective of determining community risk?

Which type of disaster risk depends on vulnerability and is considered dynamic?

What is one of the preventive measures for disasters mentioned in the text?

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

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

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

Which type of vulnerability analysis deals with infrastructure and agriculture?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What is the purpose of risk assessment in disaster planning?

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

What are the main objectives of disaster preventive measures?

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

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

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Questions and Answers

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

What is the main objective of determining community risk?

Which type of disaster risk depends on vulnerability and is considered dynamic?

What is one of the preventive measures for disasters mentioned in the text?

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

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

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

Which type of vulnerability analysis deals with infrastructure and agriculture?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What is the purpose of risk assessment in disaster planning?

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

What are the main objectives of disaster preventive measures?

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

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

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ALAT Chapter 3 Facility Security

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