Chapter 15: Natural Disasters + Complex Humanitarian Emergencies questions with correct answers
Complex humanitarian emergency (CHE) - Answer "A complex, multiparty, intra-state conflict resulting in a humanitarian disaster which might constitute multi-dimensional risks or threats to regional + international security Refugee - Answer A person who is outside his or her country of nationality or habitual residence, and has a fear of persecution which makes him or her unable or unwilling to return to his or her country Internally displaced people (IDP) - Answer Someone who has been forced to leave their home for reasons such as religious or political persecution of war, but has not crossed an international border Crude mortality rate - Answer The proportion of people who die from a population @ risk over a specified period of time Attack rate - Answer The cumulative incidence of infection in a group observed over a period of time during an epidemic Case fatality rate - Answer The # of deaths from a specific disease in a given period, per 100 episodes of the disease in the same period The Characteristics of Natural Disasters - Answer -Several types of natural disasters: tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanoes -The # of natural disasters is incr. -Can cause sig. harm to infrastructure
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