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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
5v 5v
Chapter5v1:5vHazards5vand5vDisasters
Chapter5v2:5vPreparedness,5vHazard5vMitigation,5vand5vClimate5vChang
e5 v Part5v15vIntroduction
Chapter5v3:5v Meteorological5vand5vHydrological5v Hazards:5v Hurricanes,5vSea5vLevel5vRise,5vFloods,5v Dr
ought,5 v Wildfire,5vTornadoes,5vSevere5vWinter5vWeather,5vand5vExtreme5vHeat
Chapter5 v 4:5 v Geological5 v Hazards:5 v Earthquakes,5 v Tsunamis,5 v Volcanoes,5 v Landslides,5 v Coastal5 v
Erosion,5 v and5vLand5vSubsidence
Chapter5v5:5vHuman-
Made5vHazards:5vTerrorism,5vCivil5vUnrest5vand5vTechnological5vHazards5 v Part5v25vIntro
duction
Chapter5v6:5vRole5vof5vthe5vFederal5vGovernment5vin5vDisaster5vManage
ment5 v Chapter5v7:5vMitigating5vHazards5vat5vthe5vState5vLevel
Chapter5v8:5vLocal5vGovernment5vPowers:5vBuilding5vResilience5vfrom5vthe5vGround5vUp
5 v Chapter5v9:5vCommunity5vResilience5vand5vthe5vPrivate5vSector
Part5v35vIntroduction
Chapter5v10:5vRisk5vAssessment:5vIdentifying5vHazards5vand5vVulnerability
Chapter5v11:5vPreparedness5vActivities:5vPlanning5vto5vBe5vReady5vWhen5vDisaster5vHits5
v Chapter5v12:5vHazard5vMitigation5vPlanning:5vCreating5vStrategies5vto5vReduce5vVulnera
bility5 v Part5v45vIntroduction
Chapter5v13:5vDisaster5vResilience:5vLiving5vWith5vOur5vEnvironment
Hazard5vMitigation5vand5vPreparedne Page5v2
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, Answers at the end of each chapter
5v 5v 5v 5v 5v 5v
Multiple-Choice,5vTrue/False
Below5vare5v155vMultiple-
Choice,5vTrue/False5vquestions.5vChoose5vthe5vbest5vanswer.5vEach5vquestion5vis5 v worth5v45vpoints5vfor
a total5vof5v605vpoints:
5v 5v
1. The5vtypical5vcosts5vassociated5vwith5vhazards5vthat5vaffect5vthe5vbuilt5venvironment5vinclude:
a. economic
b. social
c. environmental
d. all5vof5vthe5vabove
2. After5va5vhazard5vevent,5vecosystems:
a. can5vcause5vhuman-made5vdisasters
b. fail5vto5vsustain5vfurther5vplant5vlife
c. can5vregenerate5vand5vplant5vand5vanimal5vlife5vcan5vbegin5vanew
d. lose5vtheir5vability5vto5vregenerate5vanimal5vlife
3. Over5vthe5vlong-term,5vvolcanic5vlava5vand5vash:
a. prevent5vfuture5vplant5vgrowth
b. form5vfertile5vsoils5vthat5vstimulate5vnew5vplant5vgrowth
c. do5vnot5vproduce5vany5vbeneficial5vresults5vas5vcompared5vto5vother5vnatural5vhazards
d. remain5vunchanging5vcomponents5vin5vthe5vdelicate5vbalance5vof5vnature
4. The5vfollowing5vare5vnot5vconsidered5vtypes5vof5vgeophysical5vprocesses5vinvolved5vin5vnatural5vhazards
:
a. extraterrestrial
b. geographical
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, c. hydrological
d. meteorological
5. Systems5vof5vhazard5vmeasurement5vused5vby5vmeteorologists,5vhydrologists,5vand5vother5vscie
ntists5 v include:
a. Saffir-Simpson5vscale
b. Richter5vscale
c. Modified5vMercalli5vscale
d. all5vof5vthe5vabove
6. Natural5vhazards5vmay5vappear5vto5vbe5vincreasing5vin5vfrequency5vbecause5vof5vall5vof5vthe5vfol
lowing5v5vexcept:
a. heightened5vmedia5vexposure
b. increased5vdevelopment5vin5vvulnerable5vareas
c. strong5vbuilding5vcodes
d. the5veffects5vof5vclimate5vchange
7. We5vare5vexperiencing5vmore5vdisasters5vthan5vever5vbefore5vin5vour5vNation’s5vhistory5vbecause
a. Disasters5vtend5vto5voccur5vin5v505vyear5vcycles
b. Developers5vare5vmotivated5vmore5vby5vprofit5vthan5vby5vbuilding5venvironmentally5vfri
endly5 v structures
c. The5vpopulation5vdoesn’t5vtake5vdisaster5vpreparation5vseriously
d. More5vdevelopment5vand5vmore5vpeople5vare5vin5vharm’s5vway5vthan5vever5vbefore
8. Who5vfinances5vactivities5vof5vlocal,5vstate,5vand5vfederal5vgovernments5vbefore,5vduring,5vand5v
after5va5 v disaster?
a. the5vtaxpayers
b. FEMA
c. Department5vof5vHomeland5vSecurity
Hazard5vMitigation5vand5vPreparedne Page5v4
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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
5v 5v
Chapter5v1:5vHazards5vand5vDisasters
Chapter5v2:5vPreparedness,5vHazard5vMitigation,5vand5vClimate5vChang
e5 v Part5v15vIntroduction
Chapter5v3:5v Meteorological5vand5vHydrological5v Hazards:5v Hurricanes,5vSea5vLevel5vRise,5vFloods,5v Dr
ought,5 v Wildfire,5vTornadoes,5vSevere5vWinter5vWeather,5vand5vExtreme5vHeat
Chapter5 v 4:5 v Geological5 v Hazards:5 v Earthquakes,5 v Tsunamis,5 v Volcanoes,5 v Landslides,5 v Coastal5 v
Erosion,5 v and5vLand5vSubsidence
Chapter5v5:5vHuman-
Made5vHazards:5vTerrorism,5vCivil5vUnrest5vand5vTechnological5vHazards5 v Part5v25vIntro
duction
Chapter5v6:5vRole5vof5vthe5vFederal5vGovernment5vin5vDisaster5vManage
ment5 v Chapter5v7:5vMitigating5vHazards5vat5vthe5vState5vLevel
Chapter5v8:5vLocal5vGovernment5vPowers:5vBuilding5vResilience5vfrom5vthe5vGround5vUp
5 v Chapter5v9:5vCommunity5vResilience5vand5vthe5vPrivate5vSector
Part5v35vIntroduction
Chapter5v10:5vRisk5vAssessment:5vIdentifying5vHazards5vand5vVulnerability
Chapter5v11:5vPreparedness5vActivities:5vPlanning5vto5vBe5vReady5vWhen5vDisaster5vHits5
v Chapter5v12:5vHazard5vMitigation5vPlanning:5vCreating5vStrategies5vto5vReduce5vVulnera
bility5 v Part5v45vIntroduction
Chapter5v13:5vDisaster5vResilience:5vLiving5vWith5vOur5vEnvironment
Hazard5vMitigation5vand5vPreparedne Page5v2
ss 5vof5v6
, Answers at the end of each chapter
5v 5v 5v 5v 5v 5v
Multiple-Choice,5vTrue/False
Below5vare5v155vMultiple-
Choice,5vTrue/False5vquestions.5vChoose5vthe5vbest5vanswer.5vEach5vquestion5vis5 v worth5v45vpoints5vfor
a total5vof5v605vpoints:
5v 5v
1. The5vtypical5vcosts5vassociated5vwith5vhazards5vthat5vaffect5vthe5vbuilt5venvironment5vinclude:
a. economic
b. social
c. environmental
d. all5vof5vthe5vabove
2. After5va5vhazard5vevent,5vecosystems:
a. can5vcause5vhuman-made5vdisasters
b. fail5vto5vsustain5vfurther5vplant5vlife
c. can5vregenerate5vand5vplant5vand5vanimal5vlife5vcan5vbegin5vanew
d. lose5vtheir5vability5vto5vregenerate5vanimal5vlife
3. Over5vthe5vlong-term,5vvolcanic5vlava5vand5vash:
a. prevent5vfuture5vplant5vgrowth
b. form5vfertile5vsoils5vthat5vstimulate5vnew5vplant5vgrowth
c. do5vnot5vproduce5vany5vbeneficial5vresults5vas5vcompared5vto5vother5vnatural5vhazards
d. remain5vunchanging5vcomponents5vin5vthe5vdelicate5vbalance5vof5vnature
4. The5vfollowing5vare5vnot5vconsidered5vtypes5vof5vgeophysical5vprocesses5vinvolved5vin5vnatural5vhazards
:
a. extraterrestrial
b. geographical
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, c. hydrological
d. meteorological
5. Systems5vof5vhazard5vmeasurement5vused5vby5vmeteorologists,5vhydrologists,5vand5vother5vscie
ntists5 v include:
a. Saffir-Simpson5vscale
b. Richter5vscale
c. Modified5vMercalli5vscale
d. all5vof5vthe5vabove
6. Natural5vhazards5vmay5vappear5vto5vbe5vincreasing5vin5vfrequency5vbecause5vof5vall5vof5vthe5vfol
lowing5v5vexcept:
a. heightened5vmedia5vexposure
b. increased5vdevelopment5vin5vvulnerable5vareas
c. strong5vbuilding5vcodes
d. the5veffects5vof5vclimate5vchange
7. We5vare5vexperiencing5vmore5vdisasters5vthan5vever5vbefore5vin5vour5vNation’s5vhistory5vbecause
a. Disasters5vtend5vto5voccur5vin5v505vyear5vcycles
b. Developers5vare5vmotivated5vmore5vby5vprofit5vthan5vby5vbuilding5venvironmentally5vfri
endly5 v structures
c. The5vpopulation5vdoesn’t5vtake5vdisaster5vpreparation5vseriously
d. More5vdevelopment5vand5vmore5vpeople5vare5vin5vharm’s5vway5vthan5vever5vbefore
8. Who5vfinances5vactivities5vof5vlocal,5vstate,5vand5vfederal5vgovernments5vbefore,5vduring,5vand5v
after5va5 v disaster?
a. the5vtaxpayers
b. FEMA
c. Department5vof5vHomeland5vSecurity
Hazard5vMitigation5vand5vPreparedne Page5v4
ss 5vof5v6
