Disasters and Community Response Quiz

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What is a Level II disaster characterized by?

Local emergency response personnel can contain and effectively deal with the disaster.
Regional efforts and mutual aid from surrounding communities are required. (correct)
The location's infrastructure remains intact and effective.
Local and regional assets are overwhelmed, requiring statewide or federal assistance.

Which type of disaster requires statewide or federal assistance based on the text?

Level I disasters
Compound disasters
Level III disasters (correct)
Simple disasters

In a compound disaster, what happens to most of the infrastructures according to the text?

They are overwhelmed requiring federal assistance.
They are disrupted. (correct)
They remain intact and effective.
They require international help.

What is critical for health organizations or overall communities in relation to their ability to respond to disasters?

Collaboration and effective response measures (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which disaster level can be effectively managed by local emergency response personnel according to the text?

Level II disaster (C) Signup and view all the answers

What contributes to disasters according to the text?

Human activities degrading the environment (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the WHO's definition of natural disaster?

Disasters triggered by ecological threats that exceed a community's capacity to adjust (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of disaster is characterized by a slow onset?

Droughts (B) Signup and view all the answers

What are rapid-onset disasters known for?

Triggering suddenly with little warning time (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of disaster is most likely to have a warning time of just a few minutes?

Landslides (D) Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes anthropogenic disasters?

Resulting from identifiable human actions (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of disaster has the potential to trigger famines in the long run?

Droughts (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the common characteristic shared by all disasters?

Temporal and geographic footprints (B) Signup and view all the answers

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), how is a disaster defined?

A disruption in the normal conditions of existence exceeding the community's capacity to adjust (C) Signup and view all the answers

What aspect is highlighted in the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) definition of disasters?

Societal functioning disruption due to hazardous events and vulnerability (A) Signup and view all the answers

How does the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) define a disaster according to the text?

An occurrence resulting in property damage, deaths, and/or injuries (A) Signup and view all the answers

Based on the provided definitions, what is the primary focus of disaster classification?

Understanding the characteristics and effects of disasters (B) Signup and view all the answers

In the context of disasters, what do vulnerabilities refer to?

The capacity of adjustment of a community (C) Signup and view all the answers