History 10

Contemporary Issues
 Chapter 3
Global Concerns On The Environment
 Nature
• The ultimate source of everything
that humans need.
 Common Types of Calamities in the Philippines

• Earthquake – Shaking of the ground due to movement of the Earth’s crust.

* Intensity – The gravity of the Earth’s movement.

* Magnitude – The quantitative measure of the size of the earthquake.

PHIVOLCS – Philippine Volcanology and Seismology

PEIS – PHIVOLCS Earthquake Intensity Scale
DOST – Department of Science and Technology
OCD – Office of Civil Defense
NDRRMC – National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council
The Big One - Will originate along the West Valley Fault
Flood – Water exceeds the carrying capacity of the Land and escapes its usual borders.

Types of Flood
1. Location – River flooding, coastal flooding and urban flooding.
2. Duration of occurrence – flashflood and sheet flood

Standard Flood Warning System

*Yellow
*Orange
*Red
TSUNAMI – A very high wave caused by the movement of Earth’s crust under the sea.

TROPICAL CYCLONE – An intense low-pressure system with minimum sustained winds of 35 kph.

Classification of Tropical Cyclones:

1. Tropical Depression
2. Tropical Storm
3. Severe Tropical Storm
4. Typhoon
5. Super Typhoon

PSWS – Public Storm Warning Signals

Tropical Cyclones And Their Names – Used for ease of communication.
World Meteorological Organization – Maintains and updates the list of names.
Volcanic Eruption:

Classification of Volcanoes
1. Active Volcanoes
2. Potentially Active Volcanoes
3. Inactive Volcanoes
 • Also known as Overseas Filipino Worker.
• The most indemand workers in most parts of
the world, and this can be attributed to their
OFW qualities which separate them from
competitors.
 Qualities of a Filipino Worker
1. Competent – Willingness to work extra hours to acquire skills needed to be competent and credible at
their job.
2. Team Player – They help one another overcome trials and adversities.
3. Adaptable – It is not difficult to learn culture of the country where they are in.
4. Fast Learner – A person’s literacy has a big effect on his or her capacity to acquire new skills in his or
her place of work.
5. Industrious – Working for more than the required number of hours.
6. Family Oriented – Filipinos do their best to provide for their families, sometimes even their extended
family.
7. Warm and Friendly – Filipinos are very welcoming and easy to talk to.
 Philippine Employment
1. Employed
2. At Work
3. With a job or Business but Not at Work
4. Industry
5. Labor Force
6. Underemployed
7. Underemployed visibly
8. Underemployed, Invisibly
9. Unemployed
 Causes of Unemployment
• Education Mismatch
• Frictional Unemployment
• Number of graduates
• Inadequate skills and talents
ASSIGNMENT:
ACRONYMS

• DOLE
• NLRC
• NEDA
• ILO
• ENDO
• PSA
• PESO
• NSO
• NSCB
• WEF
• LME