INTRODUCTION TO EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
EXAM PREPARATION TEST BANK WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
●● What is a disaster?
Answer: Events that disrupt day to day activities within a community
(local floods/tornadoes), resources are stretched to the limit where state
regional and or federal resources are necessary for response and
recovery
●● What is a catastrophe?
Answer: Events that disrupt day to day activities beyond the community,
extending wide geographic region, resources become difficult to obtain
and aid is slow to arrive coming from beyond political boundaries,
federal role is central, activities of all social groups and social systems
are disrupted
●● What is preparedness?
Answer: Getting ready for disaster, enhancing operations
●● What is response?
Answer: Dealing with the impact of the disaster
, ●● What is recovery?
Answer: Getting life back to normal
●● What is mitigation?
Answer: Activities to eliminate or decrease disaster impact
●● Disaster Relief Act (1950/1974)
Answer: After WWII
●● Homeland Security (2002)
Answer: After 9/11
●● What is Hazard Tradition?
Answer: A disaster waiting to happen in your community
●● What is Disaster Tradition?
Answer: A disaster that has occurred in your community
●● What is Risk and Perception Tradition
Answer: The odds that something bad is going to happen in your
community
MANAGEMENT FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
EXAM PREPARATION TEST BANK WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
●● What is a disaster?
Answer: Events that disrupt day to day activities within a community
(local floods/tornadoes), resources are stretched to the limit where state
regional and or federal resources are necessary for response and
recovery
●● What is a catastrophe?
Answer: Events that disrupt day to day activities beyond the community,
extending wide geographic region, resources become difficult to obtain
and aid is slow to arrive coming from beyond political boundaries,
federal role is central, activities of all social groups and social systems
are disrupted
●● What is preparedness?
Answer: Getting ready for disaster, enhancing operations
●● What is response?
Answer: Dealing with the impact of the disaster
, ●● What is recovery?
Answer: Getting life back to normal
●● What is mitigation?
Answer: Activities to eliminate or decrease disaster impact
●● Disaster Relief Act (1950/1974)
Answer: After WWII
●● Homeland Security (2002)
Answer: After 9/11
●● What is Hazard Tradition?
Answer: A disaster waiting to happen in your community
●● What is Disaster Tradition?
Answer: A disaster that has occurred in your community
●● What is Risk and Perception Tradition
Answer: The odds that something bad is going to happen in your
community
