Natural Disasters and Complex Humanitarian
Emergencies questions with correct answers
What is a refugee? - Answer a person who flees outside his or her country of nationality or habitual residence; has a well-founded fear of persecution because of
his or her race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion; and is unable or unwilling to avail him- or herself of the protection of that country, or return there for fear of persecution"... accorded certain rights by international law
What is an internally displaced person (IDP)? - Answer people who are forced to flee or migrate and leave their homes during a disaster or complex humanitarian emergency but stay in the country in which they were living... legal status is not as well defined as that for refugees
What is crude-mortality rate? - Answer the proportion of people who die from a
population at risk over a specified period of time
What is co-morbidity? - Answer the presence of one or more additional disorders (or diseases) co-occurring with a primary disease or disorder; or the effect of such additional disorders or diseases. The additional disorder may also be a behavioral or mental disorder.
What is the concept of a natural disaster? - Answer an emergency of such severity
and magnitude that the resultant combination of deaths, injuries, illness, and property damage cannot be effectively managed with routine procedures or resources
any occurrence that causes damage, ecological destruction, loss of human lives, or deterioration of health and health services on a scale sufficient to warrant an extraordinary response from outside the affected community area
The nature of natural disasters can be ______ or ______ - Answer natural; man-
made
What are the three main categories of natural disasters? Give examples for all. - Answer 1. biologic- insect infestation
2. geophysical- earthquakes, volcanoes
3. climate related: a. hydrologic- tsunamis, floods, storm surges
b. meteorologic- hurricanes, tornadoes, extreme temperature related
What is happening to the number of natural disasters? - Answer increasing
List 4 characteristics of natural disasters - Answer 1. Economic impact reaches into the billions
2. Biggest relative impact is on poor and vulnerable
populations (elderly, women, children, disabled, homeless)
3. cause damage to health systems and other critical infrastructures
4. can be addressed with or without humanitarian assistance depending on magnitude
List 3 modern day natural disasters - Answer 1. Hurricane Katrina (2005)
2. Haiti earthquake (2010)
3. Japanese earthquake and tsunami (2011)
Emergencies questions with correct answers
What is a refugee? - Answer a person who flees outside his or her country of nationality or habitual residence; has a well-founded fear of persecution because of
his or her race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion; and is unable or unwilling to avail him- or herself of the protection of that country, or return there for fear of persecution"... accorded certain rights by international law
What is an internally displaced person (IDP)? - Answer people who are forced to flee or migrate and leave their homes during a disaster or complex humanitarian emergency but stay in the country in which they were living... legal status is not as well defined as that for refugees
What is crude-mortality rate? - Answer the proportion of people who die from a
population at risk over a specified period of time
What is co-morbidity? - Answer the presence of one or more additional disorders (or diseases) co-occurring with a primary disease or disorder; or the effect of such additional disorders or diseases. The additional disorder may also be a behavioral or mental disorder.
What is the concept of a natural disaster? - Answer an emergency of such severity
and magnitude that the resultant combination of deaths, injuries, illness, and property damage cannot be effectively managed with routine procedures or resources
any occurrence that causes damage, ecological destruction, loss of human lives, or deterioration of health and health services on a scale sufficient to warrant an extraordinary response from outside the affected community area
The nature of natural disasters can be ______ or ______ - Answer natural; man-
made
What are the three main categories of natural disasters? Give examples for all. - Answer 1. biologic- insect infestation
2. geophysical- earthquakes, volcanoes
3. climate related: a. hydrologic- tsunamis, floods, storm surges
b. meteorologic- hurricanes, tornadoes, extreme temperature related
What is happening to the number of natural disasters? - Answer increasing
List 4 characteristics of natural disasters - Answer 1. Economic impact reaches into the billions
2. Biggest relative impact is on poor and vulnerable
populations (elderly, women, children, disabled, homeless)
3. cause damage to health systems and other critical infrastructures
4. can be addressed with or without humanitarian assistance depending on magnitude
List 3 modern day natural disasters - Answer 1. Hurricane Katrina (2005)
2. Haiti earthquake (2010)
3. Japanese earthquake and tsunami (2011)
