Question

Direction: Think about the scenario below. Write YES if it is a disaster; NO if not a disaster. Write your
answer on a separate sheet.
1. A landslide in a mountain resort.
2. A typhoon traversing a remote and uninhabited island.
3. A volcano erupting 15 km away from a city.
4. A mudslide towqrds a hill foot community.
5. A strong earthquake in the city proper of calamba​

Answer 1

Answer:

1.YES

2.NO

3.YES(not sure)

4.YES

5.YES

Answer 2

1. A landslide in a mountain resort - yes

2. A typhoon traversing a remote and uninhabited island - yes

3. A volcano erupting 15 km away from a city - yes

4. A mudslide towards a hill foot community - yes

5. A strong earthquake in the city proper of Colombo​ - yes

Explanation:

All the mentioned phenomena like landslide, typhoon, volcanism, mudslide, earthquake are disasters as well as natural hazards. These are strongly devastating by nature. Landslide caused in mountainous region. Typhoon is a tropical cyclone. Mudslide occurs due to heavy rain and earthquake causes due to several factors. There is no particular reason can be sited for that nor even any prediction can be done.