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?

    <p>Collaboration and effective response measures</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Level II disaster</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What contributes to disasters according to the text?

    <p>Human activities degrading the environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the WHO's definition of natural disaster?

    <p>Disasters triggered by ecological threats that exceed a community's capacity to adjust</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of disaster is characterized by a slow onset?

    <p>Droughts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are rapid-onset disasters known for?

    <p>Triggering suddenly with little warning time</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Landslides</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes anthropogenic disasters?

    <p>Resulting from identifiable human actions</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Droughts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the common characteristic shared by all disasters?

    <p>Temporal and geographic footprints</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>A disruption in the normal conditions of existence exceeding the community's capacity to adjust</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Societal functioning disruption due to hazardous events and vulnerability</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>An occurrence resulting in property damage, deaths, and/or injuries</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Understanding the characteristics and effects of disasters</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The capacity of adjustment of a community</p> Signup and view all the answers

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