Which concept emphasizes the range of effects of a disaster?

• A. Scope
• B. Intensity
• C. Number of casualties
• D. Disaster management

Answer: (A)

The range of effects a disaster can have is described by its scope. Scope looks at how wide the impacts spread across geographic areas, populations, infrastructure, and sectors—who and what is affected and over what distance or duration. This matters for planning because a disaster with a large scope requires coordination across multiple places and agencies, not just a strong event in one spot.

Intense conditions focus on how powerful the event is at a particular location, not how far its effects reach. The number of casualties indicates how many people are harmed, but it doesn’t capture how widespread the impact is. Disaster management refers to the processes and actions taken to respond and recover, rather than describing how broadly the disaster affects different areas.

So, the term that emphasizes the range of effects is scope.