Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness 3rd Edition By Dylan Sandler and Anna K. Schwab | ISBN 9780367635770 | All 13 Chapters | Test Bank

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,Tạ leof 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 Sụ sidence

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 Vulneraility
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Chapter 11: Preparedness Activities: Planning to Be Ready When

Disaster Hits Chapter 12: Hazard Mitigation Planning: Creating

Strategies to Reduce Vulneraility
̣ Part 4 Introduction

Chapter 13: Disaster Resilience: Living With Our Environment




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,Answers at the end of each chapter
Multiple-Choice, True/False
Below are 15 Multiple-Choice, True/False questions. Choose the ̣ est
answer. Each question is worth 4 points for a total of 60 points:


1. The typical costs associated with hazards that affect the uilt
̣ environment
include:
a. economic
b. social
c. environmental
d. all of the aove
̣


2. After a hazard event, ecosystems:
a. can cause human-made disasters
b. fail to sustain further plant life
c. can regenerate and plant and animal life can ̣egin anew
d. lose their aility
̣ to regenerate animal life


3. Over the long-term, volcanic lava and ash:
a. prevent future plant growth
b. form fertile soils that stimulate new plant growth
c. do not produce any ̣eneficial results as compared to other natural
hazards
d. remain unchanging components in the delicate alance
̣ of nature


4. The following are not considered types of geophysical processes involved in
natural hazards:
a. extraterrestrial
b. geographical




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, c. hydrological
d. meteorological


5. Systems of hazard measurement used y
̣ meteorologists, hydrologists,
and other scientists include:
a. Saffir-Simpson scale
b. Richter scale
c. Modified Mercalli scale
d. all of the aove
̣


6. Natural hazards may appear to e
̣ increasing in frequency ̣ecause of all
of the following except:
a. heightened media exposure
b. increased development in vulnerale
̣ areas
c. strong ̣uilding codes
d. the effects of climate change


7. We are experiencing more disasters than ever ̣efore in our Nation’s history
̣ecause
a. Disasters tend to occur in 50 year cycles
b. Developers are motivated more y
̣ profit than y
̣ uilding
̣
environmentally friendly structures
c. The population doesn’t take disaster preparation seriously
d. More development and more people are in harm’s way than ever efore
̣


8. Who finances activities of local, state, and federal governments ̣efore,
during, and after a disaster?
a. the taxpayers
b. FEMA
c. Department of Homeland Security
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