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Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction

EARTHQUAKE
HAZARDS MAP
Most Commonly Used Methods
of Reducing Earthquake Risks
1. Effective recording and
interpretation of ground motion.
2. Constructing seismic hazards.
3. Developing resistant structures.
1. What picture is best
represented by a
family earthquake
hazard map?
2. Why did you
consider that picture
as a hazard map?
3. Describe the things
that you can see in
that hazard map.
4. Why are those
arrows important?
What does the color of
the arrows indicate?
5. Do you have a
family hazard map at
home?
6. Why is a family
hazard map
important?
7. Do you know how to
interpret a hazard map?
How do you interpret
your family hazard map?
8. What are the things you
need to consider in
interpreting your family
hazard map to become
more effective?
Give 10
establishments
where you can see
a hazard map.
MAP INTERPRETATION
The process of looking at the map for
us to be guided to a direction or place
where we want to go using the
different symbols or elements of the
map.
SEVEN IMPORTANT COMPONENTS OF A MAP

Compass rose - this will


give you the proper
direction. This is also
called it “orientation.”
SEVEN IMPORTANT COMPONENTS OF A MAP

Title - it
tells what
the map is
about.
SEVEN IMPORTANT COMPONENTS OF A MAP

Symbols - these
are pictures
instead of
symbols.
SEVEN IMPORTANT COMPONENTS OF A MAP
Legend or Key - it
explains the
meaning of
symbols and color.
SEVEN IMPORTANT COMPONENTS OF A MAP

Color - It highlights
the important
information to help
interpret maps.
SEVEN IMPORTANT COMPONENTS OF A MAP

Scale - It shows
the proportion
of the map to
real life.
SEVEN IMPORTANT COMPONENTS OF A MAP
Grid Reference - these
are intersecting lines to
help locate specific
places on the map. In
some maps, it is also
called “border.”
EVACUATION MAP
Sketch your family evacuation map going to
the evacuation area. Indicate in your map the
exact location of potential hazards at home
and on your way to the evacuation site. The
map should be easy to follow. Color the
different potential hazards based on the
Seismic Design Categories and with seven
important components of a map.
EVACUATION MAP
Comprehensiveness of the Map – 20 pts.
Organization of components of map – 10 pts.
Attractiveness/Creativity/Graphics– 10
Neatness – 10 pts.
1. If a strong earthquake
will strike your place, how
do you and your family use
your family evacuation
map?
2. What can you and your
family do to evacuate
immediately using your
family evacuation map?

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