Question 1 Report
Fig. 1 shows an emergency poster designed for households on the Caribbean island of Dominica before hurricane season. It includes a house with roof straps, a battery radio, stored drinking water and an evacuation bag. Table 1 shows the number of households reached by different warning methods during a recent tropical storm.
| Warning method | Households receiving warning (%) |
|---|---|
| Radio broadcast | 74 |
| Text message | 63 |
| Door-to-door volunteers | 41 |
(a) Which warning method reached the greatest proportion of households? [1]
(b) Outline one action shown in Fig. 1 that could reduce hurricane impacts. [1]
(a) Radio broadcast [1]. (b) Any one: use roof straps to secure the roof [1]; store clean water [1]; prepare an evacuation bag [1]; listen to a battery radio for warnings [1]. [1]
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