DISASTER

Question 1

a serious disruption of the
functioning of a community or a society at any scale due to hazardous events interacting with conditions of exposure,
vulnerability and capacity, leading to one or more of the following: human, material,
economic and environmental losses and impacts.

Answer 1

Disaster

Question 2

is sometimes used interchangeably
with the term disaster, as, for example, in the
context of biological and technological hazards or
health emergencies

Answer 2

Emergency

Question 3

occurs during and
immediately after the disaster

Answer 3

Disaster damage

Question 4

is the total effect, including
negative effects (e.g., economic losses) and
positive effects (e.g., economic gains), of a
hazardous event or a disaster

Answer 4

Disaster impact

Question 5

2 types of disaster impacts

Answer 5

spatial and temporal

Question 6

the scale (space, size, scope,
extent) of disaster

Answer 6

spatial

Question 7

how many events,
recurrence in a given period the disaster may occur again

Answer 7

frequency

Question 8

how slow or fast/ rapid the
event unfolds

Answer 8

temporal