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Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness
3rd Edition By Sandler, All 13 Chapters Covered
Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness Page 1 of 6
,Table of Contents
9b 9b
Chapter9b1:9bHazards9band9bDisasters
Chapter9b2:9bPreparedness,9bHazard9bMitigation,9band9bClimate9bChang
e9 b Part9b19bIntroduction
Chapter9b3:9b Meteorological9band9bHydrological9b Hazards:9b Hurricanes,9bSea9bLevel9bRise,9bFloods,9b Dr
ought,9 b Wildfire,9bTornadoes,9bSevere9bWinter9bWeather,9band9bExtreme9bHeat
Chapter9 b 4:9 b Geological9 b Hazards:9 b Earthquakes,9 b Tsunamis,9 b Volcanoes,9 b Landslides,9 b Coastal9 b
Erosion,9 b and9bLand9bSubsidence
Chapter9b5:9bHuman-
Made9bHazards:9bTerrorism,9bCivil9bUnrest9band9bTechnological9bHazards9 b Part9b29bIntro
duction
Chapter9b6:9bRole9bof9bthe9bFederal9bGovernment9bin9bDisaster9bManage
ment9 b Chapter9b7:9bMitigating9bHazards9bat9bthe9bState9bLevel
Chapter9b8:9bLocal9bGovernment9bPowers:9bBuilding9bResilience9bfrom9bthe9bGround9bUp
9 b Chapter9b9:9bCommunity9bResilience9band9bthe9bPrivate9bSector
Part9b39bIntroduction
Chapter9b10:9bRisk9bAssessment:9bIdentifying9bHazards9band9bVulnerability
Chapter9b11:9bPreparedness9bActivities:9bPlanning9bto9bBe9bReady9bWhen9bDisaster9bHits9
b Chapter9b12:9bHazard9bMitigation9bPlanning:9bCreating9bStrategies9bto9bReduce9bVulnera
bility9 b Part9b49bIntroduction
Chapter9b13:9bDisaster9bResilience:9bLiving9bWith9bOur9bEnvironment
Hazard9bMitigation9band9bPreparedne Page9b2
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, Answers at the end of each chapter
9b 9b 9b 9b 9b 9b
Multiple-Choice,9bTrue/False
Below9bare9b159bMultiple-
Choice,9bTrue/False9bquestions.9bChoose9bthe9bbest9banswer.9bEach9bquestion9bis9 b worth9b49bpoints9bfor
a total9bof9b609bpoints:
9b 9b
1. The9btypical9bcosts9bassociated9bwith9bhazards9bthat9baffect9bthe9bbuilt9benvironment9binclude:
a. economic
b. social
c. environmental
d. all9bof9bthe9babove
2. After9ba9bhazard9bevent,9becosystems:
a. can9bcause9bhuman-made9bdisasters
b. fail9bto9bsustain9bfurther9bplant9blife
c. can9bregenerate9band9bplant9band9banimal9blife9bcan9bbegin9banew
d. lose9btheir9bability9bto9bregenerate9banimal9blife
3. Over9bthe9blong-term,9bvolcanic9blava9band9bash:
a. prevent9bfuture9bplant9bgrowth
b. form9bfertile9bsoils9bthat9bstimulate9bnew9bplant9bgrowth
c. do9bnot9bproduce9bany9bbeneficial9bresults9bas9bcompared9bto9bother9bnatural9bhazards
d. remain9bunchanging9bcomponents9bin9bthe9bdelicate9bbalance9bof9bnature
4. The9bfollowing9bare9bnot9bconsidered9btypes9bof9bgeophysical9bprocesses9binvolved9bin9bnatural9bhazards
:
a. extraterrestrial
b. geographical
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, c. hydrological
d. meteorological
5. Systems9bof9bhazard9bmeasurement9bused9bby9bmeteorologists,9bhydrologists,9band9bother9bscie
ntists9 b include:
a. Saffir-Simpson9bscale
b. Richter9bscale
c. Modified9bMercalli9bscale
d. all9bof9bthe9babove
6. Natural9bhazards9bmay9bappear9bto9bbe9bincreasing9bin9bfrequency9bbecause9bof9ball9bof9bthe9bfol
lowing9b9bexcept:
a. heightened9bmedia9bexposure
b. increased9bdevelopment9bin9bvulnerable9bareas
c. strong9bbuilding9bcodes
d. the9beffects9bof9bclimate9bchange
7. We9bare9bexperiencing9bmore9bdisasters9bthan9bever9bbefore9bin9bour9bNation’s9bhistory9bbecause
a. Disasters9btend9bto9boccur9bin9b509byear9bcycles
b. Developers9bare9bmotivated9bmore9bby9bprofit9bthan9bby9bbuilding9benvironmentally9bfri
endly9 b structures
c. The9bpopulation9bdoesn’t9btake9bdisaster9bpreparation9bseriously
d. More9bdevelopment9band9bmore9bpeople9bare9bin9bharm’s9bway9bthan9bever9bbefore
8. Who9bfinances9bactivities9bof9blocal,9bstate,9band9bfederal9bgovernments9bbefore,9bduring,9band9b
after9ba9 b disaster?
a. the9btaxpayers
b. FEMA
c. Department9bof9bHomeland9bSecurity
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Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness
3rd Edition By Sandler, All 13 Chapters Covered
Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness Page 1 of 6
,Table of Contents
9b 9b
Chapter9b1:9bHazards9band9bDisasters
Chapter9b2:9bPreparedness,9bHazard9bMitigation,9band9bClimate9bChang
e9 b Part9b19bIntroduction
Chapter9b3:9b Meteorological9band9bHydrological9b Hazards:9b Hurricanes,9bSea9bLevel9bRise,9bFloods,9b Dr
ought,9 b Wildfire,9bTornadoes,9bSevere9bWinter9bWeather,9band9bExtreme9bHeat
Chapter9 b 4:9 b Geological9 b Hazards:9 b Earthquakes,9 b Tsunamis,9 b Volcanoes,9 b Landslides,9 b Coastal9 b
Erosion,9 b and9bLand9bSubsidence
Chapter9b5:9bHuman-
Made9bHazards:9bTerrorism,9bCivil9bUnrest9band9bTechnological9bHazards9 b Part9b29bIntro
duction
Chapter9b6:9bRole9bof9bthe9bFederal9bGovernment9bin9bDisaster9bManage
ment9 b Chapter9b7:9bMitigating9bHazards9bat9bthe9bState9bLevel
Chapter9b8:9bLocal9bGovernment9bPowers:9bBuilding9bResilience9bfrom9bthe9bGround9bUp
9 b Chapter9b9:9bCommunity9bResilience9band9bthe9bPrivate9bSector
Part9b39bIntroduction
Chapter9b10:9bRisk9bAssessment:9bIdentifying9bHazards9band9bVulnerability
Chapter9b11:9bPreparedness9bActivities:9bPlanning9bto9bBe9bReady9bWhen9bDisaster9bHits9
b Chapter9b12:9bHazard9bMitigation9bPlanning:9bCreating9bStrategies9bto9bReduce9bVulnera
bility9 b Part9b49bIntroduction
Chapter9b13:9bDisaster9bResilience:9bLiving9bWith9bOur9bEnvironment
Hazard9bMitigation9band9bPreparedne Page9b2
ss 9bof9b6
, Answers at the end of each chapter
9b 9b 9b 9b 9b 9b
Multiple-Choice,9bTrue/False
Below9bare9b159bMultiple-
Choice,9bTrue/False9bquestions.9bChoose9bthe9bbest9banswer.9bEach9bquestion9bis9 b worth9b49bpoints9bfor
a total9bof9b609bpoints:
9b 9b
1. The9btypical9bcosts9bassociated9bwith9bhazards9bthat9baffect9bthe9bbuilt9benvironment9binclude:
a. economic
b. social
c. environmental
d. all9bof9bthe9babove
2. After9ba9bhazard9bevent,9becosystems:
a. can9bcause9bhuman-made9bdisasters
b. fail9bto9bsustain9bfurther9bplant9blife
c. can9bregenerate9band9bplant9band9banimal9blife9bcan9bbegin9banew
d. lose9btheir9bability9bto9bregenerate9banimal9blife
3. Over9bthe9blong-term,9bvolcanic9blava9band9bash:
a. prevent9bfuture9bplant9bgrowth
b. form9bfertile9bsoils9bthat9bstimulate9bnew9bplant9bgrowth
c. do9bnot9bproduce9bany9bbeneficial9bresults9bas9bcompared9bto9bother9bnatural9bhazards
d. remain9bunchanging9bcomponents9bin9bthe9bdelicate9bbalance9bof9bnature
4. The9bfollowing9bare9bnot9bconsidered9btypes9bof9bgeophysical9bprocesses9binvolved9bin9bnatural9bhazards
:
a. extraterrestrial
b. geographical
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, c. hydrological
d. meteorological
5. Systems9bof9bhazard9bmeasurement9bused9bby9bmeteorologists,9bhydrologists,9band9bother9bscie
ntists9 b include:
a. Saffir-Simpson9bscale
b. Richter9bscale
c. Modified9bMercalli9bscale
d. all9bof9bthe9babove
6. Natural9bhazards9bmay9bappear9bto9bbe9bincreasing9bin9bfrequency9bbecause9bof9ball9bof9bthe9bfol
lowing9b9bexcept:
a. heightened9bmedia9bexposure
b. increased9bdevelopment9bin9bvulnerable9bareas
c. strong9bbuilding9bcodes
d. the9beffects9bof9bclimate9bchange
7. We9bare9bexperiencing9bmore9bdisasters9bthan9bever9bbefore9bin9bour9bNation’s9bhistory9bbecause
a. Disasters9btend9bto9boccur9bin9b509byear9bcycles
b. Developers9bare9bmotivated9bmore9bby9bprofit9bthan9bby9bbuilding9benvironmentally9bfri
endly9 b structures
c. The9bpopulation9bdoesn’t9btake9bdisaster9bpreparation9bseriously
d. More9bdevelopment9band9bmore9bpeople9bare9bin9bharm’s9bway9bthan9bever9bbefore
8. Who9bfinances9bactivities9bof9blocal,9bstate,9band9bfederal9bgovernments9bbefore,9bduring,9band9b
after9ba9 b disaster?
a. the9btaxpayers
b. FEMA
c. Department9bof9bHomeland9bSecurity
Hazard9bMitigation9band9bPreparedne Page9b4
ss 9bof9b6
