Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness – 3rd Edition (Sandler) | Complete Test Bank for All 13 Chapters

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Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness
3rd Edition By Sandler, All 13 Chapters Covered




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,Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Hazards and Disasters

Chapter 2: Preparedness, Hazard Mitigation, and Climate Change

Part 1 Introduction

Chapter 3: Meteorological and Hydrological Hazards: Hurricanes, Sea Level Rise, Floods, Drought,
Wildfire, Tornadoes, Severe Winter Weather, and Extreme Heat

Chapter 4: Geological Hazards: Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Volcanoes, Landslides, Coastal Erosion,
and Land Subsidence

Chapter 5: Human-Made Hazards: Terrorism, Civil Unrest and Technological Hazards

Part 2 Introduction

Chapter 6: Role of the Federal Government in Disaster Management

Chapter 7: Mitigating Hazards at the State Level

Chapter 8: Local Government Powers: Building Resilience from the Ground Up

Chapter 9: Community Resilience and the Private Sector

Part 3 Introduction

Chapter 10: Risk Assessment: Identifying Hazards and Vulnerability

Chapter 11: Preparedness Activities: Planning to Be Ready When Disaster Hits

Chapter 12: Hazard Mitigation Planning: Creating Strategies to Reduce Vulnerability

Part 4 Introduction

Chapter 13: Disaster Resilience: Living With Our Environment




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4. The following are not considered types of geophysical processes involved in natural hazards:
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5. Systems of hazard measurement used by meteorologists, hydrologists, and other scientists
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7. We are experiencing more disasters than ever before in our Nation’s history because
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