2nd Quarter – 1st Long Quiz

1. It is one of the several types of adverse geologic conditions capable of causing damage or loss of
property and life.
2. Landslide, or less frequently, is called ____________
3. Events which occur irregularly in time and space and cause negative impact on man and the
environment.
4. refers to several forms of mass wasting that include a wide range of ground movements, such as
rockfalls, deep-seated slope failures, mudflows, and debris flows.
5. earthquake shaking and other factors can also induce landslides underwater. These landslides are
called _________________
6. is a depression or hole in the ground caused by some form of collapse of the surface layer.
7. Sinkholes can vary from a few ____________________________and
8. from ______________________deep.
9. 9 to 11: effects of landslide:
10. As above
11. As above
12. 12-13. Give at least 2 natural causes of rainfall-induced landslide
13. As above
14. 14-15. Give at least 2 anthropogenic causes of rainfall-induced landslide
15. As above
16. 16-17. Signs of impending landslide
17. As above
18. 18-19. Signs of impending sinkhole
19. As above
20. To prevent landslide, give examples on how to support slopes __________________
21. It is a phenomenon of atmospheric, hydrological or oceanographic nature that cause loss of life, injury,
or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihoods and services, social and economic
disruption, or environmental damage.
22. 22 to 23: give at least 2 potential hydro-meteorological hazards
23. As above
24. Differentiate flashflood from flood
25. What is a storm surge?
26. Differentiate El Nino from La Nina.
27. It is one of the preparedness tips in which you have to make sure that everyone in your household
knows about the safest location in the home.
28. It is one of the preparedness tips in which you have to make sure that you have the emergency
necessities.
29. 29 to 30. Give at least 2 tools for monitoring hydro-meteorological hazards
30. As above
31. Surigao city and Surigao del Norte are in what level of risk to el nino
32. Surigao city and Surigao del Norte are in what level of projected rainfall increase/change?
33. How about Surigao city and Surigao del norte in the thyphoon hits?
34. Most parts of Luzon are at what level of risk in the typhoon hits?
35. Generally, Mindanao is at what level of risk to El Nino.
Answers:
1. Geologic Hazard
2. Landslip
3. Geologic hazard
4. Landslide
5. Submarine landslides
6. Sinkholes
7. Sinkholes can vary from a few feet to hundreds of acres
8. less than 1 to more than 100 feet deep
9. Property damage,
10. loss of property value, disruption of transportation routes, medical costs
11. Injury and death, affect a variety of resources, cost to repair structures
12. 12-13. Give at least 2 natural causes of rainfall-induced landslide
13. As above
14. 14-15. Give at least 2 anthropogenic causes of rainfall-induced landslide
15. As above
16. 16-17. Signs of impending landslide
17. As above
18. 18-19. Signs of impending sinkhole
19. As above
20. Retaining walls or deep supporting piles
21. Hydro-meteorological hazard
22. Typhoon, Thunderstorm, flashflood
23. Flood, storm surge, el nino, la nina
24. Flashflood - a logical flood of short duration generally resulting from heavy rainfall in the immediate
vicinity while flood is generally referred too as the RUNNING and OVERLAYING of water on land that are not
ordinary covered by it.
25. Storm surge is Escalating seawater to the coast above normal sea level.
26. El Nino A flow of unusually warm water along the western coast of South America that cause many changes in
weather in other places while La Nina is a climate pattern that describes the cooling of surface ocean
waters. La Niña is considered to be the counterpart to El Niño, which is characterized by unusually
warm ocean temperatures.
27. Review your emergency plan
28. Check your supplies
29. Nababaha.com, NOAH (National Operational Assessment of Hazards
30. National Mapping and Resource Information Authority, MGB (Mines and Geosciences Bureau
31. Medium
32. Medium
Sinkhole
33. Low
34. Very high
35. High to very high