True or False.

Write T if true, if False, supply the right answer on the space provided corresponding to
the underlined word.
________________ 1. Human are vulnerable to environmental extremes of temperature, pressure,
chemical exposures that can cause injury, illness and death.
________________ 2. Agricultural vulnerability arises when buildings are constructed using designs
and materials that are incapable of resisting extreme stresses.
________________ 3. Vulnerability to natural disasters, hazards and risks are due to two trends
namely human systems and natural systems.
________________ 4. In the last quarter of 2015, the air pollutant concentration in the National Capital
Region reached 130 micrograms per cubic meter, with the normal at 50-100 micrograms per normal
cubic meter.
_________________ 5. Exposure to ionizing radiation causes DNA strands to “break” that is why it is
called DNA fragmentation
_________________ 6. Population with lower rate of literacy would tend to have higher rate of
survival especially if there are professionals trained for disaster and calamities.
_________________ 7. People are more likely to die in rural areas beacause they do not have warning
system and technology to be used for news dissemination and before and after the calamity.
_________________ 8. There are many different factors that affect vulnerability namely age, gender,
income and or wealth and socio-economic status, education and religion.
_________________ 9. United Kingdom suffers extreme hazards than Philippine, Japan and Indonesia
because of their location near the Pacific Ring of Fire.
_________________ 10. Vulnerability refers to the inclination of exposed elements such as human
beings, their livelihoods, and assets to suffer adverse effects when affected by hazardous events.