CROSSWORD-PUZZLE - UNIT 03

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  1. 3. ____ of adequate infrastructure and services, unsafe housing, inadequate and poor health services can turn natural hazard into a disaster.
  2. 5. The most catastrophic of these hazards include earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tropical cyclones,floods and droughts.
  3. 7. / The impact ________ of a disaster can vary from the slow, low-threat buildup associated with some types of floods to the violent, dangerous, and destructive outcomes associated with tornadoes and explosions.
  4. 9. Disasters have _________ human, social, and physical capital, and they have derailed social and economic development, as funds are reallocated from ongoing programs to finance relief and reconstruction assistance.
  5. 11. / Deforestation, forest management ________, agriculture systems etc. can exacerbate the negative environmental impacts of a storm or typhoon, leading to landslides, flooding, silting and ground/surface water contamination.
  6. 12. / In addition, disasters may _________ the morbidity and mortality associated with chronic diseases and infectious diseases through the impact on the health care system.
  7. 13. overburdened drainage, frenzied and unregulated construction, buildings constructed without paying any heed to the natural topography and hydro-geomorphology all adds to the ______.
  8. 14. The social and economic ____ of natural disasters has increased in recent years due to population growth, change in land use patterns, migration and unplanned urbanization, environmental degradation and global climate change.
  9. 15. The Philippines is known as one of the ____ hazard prone countries in the world.
Down
  1. 1. / ________impact the physical environment in many ways: overpopulation, pollution, burning fossil fuels, and deforestation. Changes like these have triggered climate change, soil erosion, poor air quality, and undrinkable water.
  2. 2. Due to its geographic circumstances, the Philippines has an unusually _____ exposure to natural
  3. 4. /_____________ disasters cause destruction of property, loss of financial resources, and personal injury or illness
  4. 6. Being prepared can _______ fear, anxiety, and losses that accompany disasters.
  5. 8. / This makes _________ floods easily more of a man-made disaster.
  6. 10. / ________ directly impact the health of the population resulting in physical trauma, acute disease, and emotional trauma.