De La Salle Lipa Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction

Senior High School Worksheet 1

Name: ____________________ Rating:___________

Section: __________________ Date: ____________

WORKSHEET 1
THE PHILIPPINE DISASTER SITUATION

EXPLORE

Using crayons, color parts of the Philippine Map which you think is at most risk of the
hazards to be presented by your teacher.
COLOR LEGEND:
Earthquake: __________ Landslide: ____________ Tsunami: ___________

Volcanic Eruption: _______ Typhoon:_____________ El Niño:____________

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Senior High School Worksheet 1

source: www.freeusandworldmaps.com

FIRM UP

Complete the blanks provided for.

The Manila Observatory is a non-profit research institute located in the campus

of Ateneo de Manila University for the purpose of conducting weather forecasts and
studies on seismic and geomagnetic phenomena. In 2005, it released detailed reports
on the geophysical, climate and weather risks of certain provinces in the country as
reflected in its risk assessment maps. Based on the report, here are the provinces at
most risk of the following hazards:

GEOPHYSICAL RISKS

EARTHQUAKES LANDSLIDES TSUNAMI VOLCANIC

(EARTHQUAKE- ERUPTIONS
1. ___________ 1. Sulu
INDUCED) 1. ____________
2. La Union 2. ____________
1. Ifugao 2. Sulu
3. ___________ 3. Basilan
2. ____________ 3. ____________
4. Pangasinan 4. Batanes
3. Sarangani 4. ____________
5. ____________ 5. ____________
4. ____________ 5. Bataan
6. Tarlac 6. ____________
5. Mountain Province 6. Sorsogon
7. ____________ 7. Siquijor
6. ____________ 7. ____________
8. Davao Oriental 8. ____________
7. Aurora 8. Laguna
9. ____________ 9. Camiguin
8. ____________ 9. ____________
10. Nueva Ecija 10. ____________
9. Davao Oriental 10. Batanes
10. ___________

CLIMATE AND WEATHER RISKS

TYPHOON RISKS TYPHOON RISKS EL NIÑO RISKS EL NIÑO RISKS

1. Cagayan 11. ___________ 1. ___________ 11. ___________
2. Albay 12. Catanduanes 2. Basilan 12. North Cotabato
3. Ifugao 13. Apayao 3. Maguindanao 13. Sultan Kudarat
4. ___________ 14. Pampanga 4. Lanao Del Sur 14. Siquijor
5. Kalinga 15. La Union 5. Lanao Del Norte 15. Tawi-tawi
6. Ilocos Sur 16. ___________ 6. Davao Del Sur 16. Negros Oriental
7. Ilocos Norte 17. Pangasinan 7. ___________ 17. Camiguin
8. ___________ 18. Masbate 8. Sarangani 18. ___________
9. ___________ 19. Tarlac 9. ___________ 19. Misamis Oriental
10. Camarines Sur 20. Western Samar 10. South Cotabato 20. Bukidnon
Re-color the Philippine Map based on
the reports made by the Manila Observatory (MO) as reflected in its risk assessment
maps.

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De La Salle Lipa Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction
Senior High School Worksheet 1

COLOR LEGEND:

Earthquake: __________ Landslide: ____________ Tsunami: ___________

Volcanic Eruption: _______ Typhoon:_____________ El Niño:____________

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DEEPEN

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De La Salle Lipa Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction
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Make a comparison of both maps that you have previously colored. Note any similarities
and differences. What are some of your realizations based on these?
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TRANSFER

From all the reports presented in class about the most destructive disasters to ever hit
the Philippines, choose three which had the most impact on you and state why.

For me, I find the following disasters to hit the Philippines as most remarkable and
devastating:

1st:____________________________because ________________________________
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2nd:___________________________because ________________________________
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3rd:____________________________because ________________________________
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Given a chance to become the President of the Philippines at your age, what three
programs can you think of to help address or respond to the effects of the disasters you
have presented above?

1.____________________________________________________________________
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2.____________________________________________________________________
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3.____________________________________________________________________
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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

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De La Salle Lipa Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction
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1.) Which region or continent of the 6.) From a research conducted by the
world is most affected by disasters, risk analysis firm Verisk Maplecroft, how
killing 332,000 people and affecting 3.7 many cities in the Philippines are among
billion more? the top ten world cities most exposed to
A. Asia natural hazards?
B. Africa A. 2
C. North America B. 4
D. Europe C. 6
D. 8
2.) According to a report by the United
Nations Office for Disaster Risk 7.) According to a report by the Manila
Reduction (UNISDR), how many natural Observatory, which of the following is
calamities have occurred in the one of the ten provinces at most risk for
Philippines in the last two decades tsunamis?
(1995-2015)? A. Batangas
A. 272 B. Tawi-tawi
B. 273 C. Iloilo
C. 274 D. Leyte
D. 275
8.) All of the following provinces are at
3.) The same report ranks the most risk for earthquakes, except:
Philippines ________ among the most A. Davao Oriental
disaster-prone countries in the world. B. Tarlac
A. 1st C. Pangasinan
B. 2nd D. Surigao del Norte
C. 3rd
D. 4th 9.) This is considered to be the most
active volcano in the Philippines:
4.) Among the top ten countries with the A. Taal
most number of people affected by B. Mayon
disasters, how many countries are from C. Pinatubo
Asia? D. Bulusan
A. 7
B. 8 10.) Which of the following provinces is
C. 9 at risk for earthquake-induced
D. 10 landslides?
A. Ifugao
5.) All of the following are among the top B. Quezon
ten countries with the most number of C. Bicol
people affected by disasters, except: D. Cebu
A. Philippines
B. China
C. Japan
D. India

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