Test Bank for Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness 3rd Edition by Dylan Sandler and Anna K. Schwab Chapters 1-13 Covere

Test Bank
Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness
3rd Edition by Dylan Sandler and Anna K. Schwab
Chapters 1-13 Covered




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,TABLE OF CONTENT
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ChapterK1:KHazardsKandKDisasters

ChapterK2:KPreparedness,KHazardKMitigation,KandKClimateKChange

PartK1KIntroduction

ChapterK3:KMeteorologicalKandKHydrologicalKHazards:KHurricanes,KSeaKLevelKRise,KFloods,KDrought,KWildfire,K
Tornadoes,KSevereKWinterKWeather,KandKExtremeKHeat

ChapterK4:KGeologicalKHazards:KEarthquakes,KTsunamis,KVolcanoes,KLandslides,KCoastalKErosion,KandKLandK
Subsidence

ChapterK5:KHuman-MadeKHazards:KTerrorism,KCivilKUnrestKandKTechnologicalKHazards

PartK2KIntroduction

ChapterK6:KRoleKofKtheKFederalKGovernmentKinKDisasterKManagement

ChapterK7:KMitigatingKHazardsKatKtheKStateKLevel

ChapterK8:KLocalKGovernmentKPowers:KBuildingKResilienceKfromKtheKGroundKUp

ChapterK9:KCommunityKResilienceKandKtheKPrivateKSector

PartK3KIntroduction

ChapterK10:KRiskKAssessment:KIdentifyingKHazardsKandKVulnerability

ChapterK11:KPreparednessKActivities:KPlanningKtoKBeKReadyKWhenKDisasterKHits

ChapterK12:KHazardKMitigationKPlanning:KCreatingKStrategiesKtoKReduceKVulnerability

PartK4KIntroduction

ChapterK13:KDisasterKResilience:KLivingKWithKOurKEnvironment




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,Multiple-Choice,KTrue/False
BelowKareK15KMultiple-
Choice,KTrue/FalseKquestions.KChooseKtheKbestKanswer.KEachKquestionKisKworthK4KpointsKforKaKtota
lKofK60Kpoints:


1. TheKtypicalKcostsKassociatedKwithKhazardsKthatKaffectKtheKbuiltKenvironmentKinclude:
a. economic
b. social
c. environmental
d. allKofKtheKabove


2. AfterKaKhazardKevent,Kecosystems:
a. canKcauseKhuman-madeKdisasters
b. failKtoKsustainKfurtherKplantKlife
c. canKregenerateKandKplantKandKanimalKlifeKcanKbeginKanew
d. loseKtheirKabilityKtoKregenerateKanimalKlife


3. OverKtheKlong-term,KvolcanicKlavaKandKash:
a. preventKfutureKplantKgrowth
b. formKfertileKsoilsKthatKstimulateKnewKplantKgrowth
c. doKnotKproduceKanyKbeneficialKresultsKasKcomparedKtoKotherKnaturalKhazards
d. remainKunchangingKcomponentsKinKtheKdelicateKbalanceKofKnature


4. TheKfollowingKareKnotKconsideredKtypesKofKgeophysicalKprocessesKinvolvedKinKnaturalKhazards:
a. extraterrestrial
b. geographical



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, c. hydrological
d. meteorological


5. SystemsKofKhazardKmeasurementKusedKbyKmeteorologists,Khydrologists,KandKotherKscientis
tsKinclude:
a. Saffir-SimpsonKscale
b. RichterKscale
c. ModifiedKMercalliKscale
d. allKofKtheKabove


6. NaturalKhazardsKmayKappearKtoKbeKincreasingKinKfrequencyKbecauseKofKallKofKtheKfollowing
except:
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a. heightenedKmediaKexposure
b. increasedKdevelopmentKinKvulnerableKareas
c. strongKbuildingKcodes
d. theKeffectsKofKclimateKchange


7. WeKareKexperiencingKmoreKdisastersKthanKeverKbeforeKinKourKNation’sKhistoryKbecause
a. DisastersKtendKtoKoccurKinK50KyearKcycles
b. DevelopersKareKmotivatedKmoreKbyKprofitKthanKbyKbuildingKenvironmentallyKfriendlyK
structures
c. TheKpopulationKdoesn’tKtakeKdisasterKpreparationKseriously
d. MoreKdevelopmentKandKmoreKpeopleKareKinKharm’sKwayKthanKeverKbefore


8. WhoKfinancesKactivitiesKofKlocal,Kstate,KandKfederalKgovernmentsKbefore,Kduring,KandKafterK
aKdisaster?
a. theKtaxpayers
b. FEMA
c. DepartmentKofKHomelandKSecurity
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