Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Caraga Administrative Region
DIVISION OF BUTUAN CITY
ENFANT CHERI STUDY CENTRE, INC.

1st Mid-Quarter Examination

ARALING PANLIPUNAN 10

Test I . IDENTIFICATION

Direction: Identify the different concepts.

1. It refers to the severe destruction of a community that involves the loss of many lives,
properties, and livelihood.
2. It refers to the movement of stones that cause the collapse of a part of a land.
3. It refers to the information and capacity prepared by the government, professional
organizations that will help respond and help in recovery from threats of actual danger.
4. It is a phenomenon of weather condition brought about by warming of the Pacific Ocean.
5. The latin word for calamity which was first used in the medieval period.
6. The French word for disaster which means “bad star”.
7. The destructive typhoon that affected more than 16 million people with 6 thousand deaths in
the Philippines.
8. How many active volcanoes are there in the Philippines?
9. These are caused by carelessness on the decisions and actions of the people.
10. It refers to the rushing of seawater to the shore pushed by strong winds.
11. The acronym PHIVOLCS stands for?
12. It is a condition in which many people lost their lives and properties, livelihood, and roads
were destroyed after a calamity.
13. The agency responsible for releasing color-coded rainfall advisories.
14. It is the law passed by President Gloria Arroyo that aims to strengthen the Disaster Risk
Reduction Management of the country.
15. It is a provision for relevant and effective information dissemination by means of the
institutions identified.
Test II. True or False

Direction: Write T if the statement is True, otherwise write F if it is False.

16. The agency responsible in providing public warning on typhoons is the PHIVOLCS.
17. As stated in PDRRMA, one of the responsibilities of NDRRMC is to organize a system for early
warning and alert in times of immediate need to provide specific and timely advice.
18. Check if there are electric cables that are submerged in the flood after the typhoon.
19. You need to run outside if you are inside a building when earthquakes occur.
20. You need to make your own emergency plan. Do not follow the emergency plan of your local
government.
21. Republic Act 10151 or the Philippine Risk Reduction Management Act of 2010 includes creating
a program for National Disaster Risk Reduction Management, implementing its plans locally,
and gathering funds for the plans.
22. Local and International agencies have identified the Philippines as one of the counties that is
prone to calamities because of its location in the Pacific Ring of fire and Typhoon Belt.
23. Knowledge of threats to be faced does not require enough information and assigning
priorities for risk mitigation.
TEST III. Multiple Choice .

Panuto : Write the letter of the correct answer.

24. It refers to any systematic change in the long-term statistics of climate elements.
a. Disaster
b. Calamity
c. Climate Change
d. Global Warming

25. Period that started when the ozone layer became damaged.
a. EDSA Revolution
b. Global Warming
c. Green Revolution
d. Industrial Revolution

26. It is an agreement signed by countries that prohibits industries from using materials that are
destructive to the environment
a. Climate Change program
b. Kyoto Protocol
c. Treaty of Kyoto
d. Treaty of Montreal
27. Phenomenon that is traced to the use of fossil fuels and activities that damaged the ozone
layer.
a. Climate Change
b. Global Warming
c. Greenhouse Effect
d. Drought
28. Like covers that filter the heat of sunlight and prevent the earth from becoming too cold.
a. Greenhouse Gases
b. Sulfuric Acid
c. Clouds
d. Greenhouse Effect
29. This includes putting sulfate in the stratosphere to redirect the sunlight to the outer space.
a. Carbon Capture and Storage
b. Geoengineering
c. Cap and Trade
d. Using Nuclear Energy
30. This is popularly known as carbon trading or selling of rights and permissions to dispose GHG
in the atmosphere.
a. Carbon Capture and Storage
b. Geoengineering
c. Cap and Trade
d. Using Nuclear Energy
31. This is a technology that controls the emission of carbon from fossil fuel, transfers, and buries
it underground on in a permanent storage.
a. Carbon Capture and Storage
b. Geoengineering
c. Cap and Trade
d. Using Nuclear Energy
32. She is a scientist who recommended to the Russian Government in 1997 to eliminate the
stored chemicals and pesticides in their country.
a. David Keith
b. Zhao Zhong
c. Valerie Cassey
 d. Olga Speranskaya

33. It is an organization established in 1988 by scientists form the different parts of the world to
respond the problems caused by climate change.
a. UNFCC
b. NEDA
c. IPCC
d. UNEP
34. The main agency responsible for Priority2: Disaster Preparedness of National Disaster Risk
Reduction Management Plan (NDRRMP).
a. Department of Interior and Local Government
b. National Food Authority
c. Department of Trade and Industry
d. Department of Education
35. What agency is responsible for freezing the prices during calamities?
a. National Economic Development Authority
b. Department of Trade and Industry
c. Department of Interior and Local Government
d. Department of Social Welfare and Development
36. The main agency responsible of Disaster Response of the NDRRMP.
a. National Economic Development Authority
b. Department of Trade and Industry
c. Department of Interior and Local Government
d. Department of Social Welfare and Development
37. The agency responsible for informing the public of ways on how to preserve and protect the
environment.
a. Department of Public Works and Highways
b. Department of Trade and Industry
c. Department of Science and Technology
d. None of the above
38. The agency that prioritize the repair of damaged infrastructures and electric water, and
telecommunication lines.
a. Department of Trade and Industry
b. Department of Public Works and Highways
c. Department of Transportation and Communications
d. National Economic Development Authority
39. Informs the public and increases their capacity to act accordingly and respond immediately
during disasters.
a. Philippine Information Agency
b. Office of Civil Defense
c. Philippine National Red Cross
d. Philippine Rehabilitation Center
40. Serves as the main agency responsible for immediate economic and social recovery.
a. National Economic Development Authority
b. Department of Trade and Industry
c. Department of Interior and Local Government
d. Department of Social Welfare and Development
41. The following agencies offers loans to their members who are affected by the calamities,
exept :
a. NHA
b. SSS
c. GSIS
d. DTI
Test IV. Essay
Direction: Explain the different laws in responding to the global issue of climate change. Write your
answers in 3-5 sentences only.

Items 42-44. Republic Act 9729

Items 45-47. Republic Act 9367
Items 48-50. Republic Act 8749

"Don't think about tomorrow. Think about the task at hand."

Good Luck and God Bless You!

Prepared By :
Mr. Reynan O. Horohoro
Subject Teacher