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What is the primary factor that determines the level of vulnerability to hazards?
What is the primary factor that determines the level of vulnerability to hazards?
- Physical, social, economic, and environmental factors (correct)
- Disaster risk reduction measures
- Emergency response and recovery capacities
- Hazard intensity or magnitude
Which type of hazard originates from internal earth processes?
Which type of hazard originates from internal earth processes?
- Hydrometeorological hazards
- Geological or geophysical hazards (correct)
- Multi-hazard
- Technological hazards
What is the term for the potential loss of life, injury, or destroyed or damaged assets that could occur to a system, society, or community in a specific period of time?
What is the term for the potential loss of life, injury, or destroyed or damaged assets that could occur to a system, society, or community in a specific period of time?
- Disaster risk (correct)
- Acceptable risk
- Hazard
- Vulnerability
What is the purpose of identifying and selecting multiple major hazards that a country faces?
What is the purpose of identifying and selecting multiple major hazards that a country faces?
What is the term for the disaster risk that remains even when effective disaster risk reduction measures are in place?
What is the term for the disaster risk that remains even when effective disaster risk reduction measures are in place?
What is the primary goal of structural and non-structural measures in reducing possible harm to people, property, services, and systems?
What is the primary goal of structural and non-structural measures in reducing possible harm to people, property, services, and systems?
What is a disaster a product of?
What is a disaster a product of?
What are the primary consequences of a disaster?
What are the primary consequences of a disaster?
What is the primary goal of disaster risk reduction?
What is the primary goal of disaster risk reduction?
What is the purpose of vulnerability assessment?
What is the purpose of vulnerability assessment?
What is the role of civil engineers in reducing disaster losses?
What is the role of civil engineers in reducing disaster losses?
What is the reference used to define the DRR terms?
What is the reference used to define the DRR terms?
