Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness 3e (All Chapters Test Bank Answers at the end
of each chapter.
Chapter 1 Test
Multiple-Choice, True/False
Below are 15 Multiple-Choice, True/False questions. Choose the best answer. Each question is
worth 4 points for a total of 60 points:
1. The typical costs associated with hazards that affect the built environment include:
a. economic
b. social
c. environmental
d. all of the above
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 begin anew
d. lose their ability 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 beneficial results as compared to other natural hazards
d. remain unchanging components in the delicate balance 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 by meteorologists, hydrologists, and other scientists
include:
a. Saffir-Simpson scale
b. Richter scale
c. Modified Mercalli scale
d. all of the above
6. Natural hazards may appear to be increasing in frequency because of all of the following
except:
a. heightened media exposure
b. increased development in vulnerable areas
c. strong building codes
d. the effects of climate change
7. We are experiencing more disasters than ever before in our Nation’s history because
a. Disasters tend to occur in 50 year cycles
b. Developers are motivated more by profit than by building 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 before
8. Who finances activities of local, state, and federal governments before, during, and after a
disaster?
a. the taxpayers
b. FEMA
c. Department of Homeland Security
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d. the federal government
9. Poor and marginalized communities and individuals are much more likely to be injured, killed
or displaced by a disaster. True or False?
10. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the leading international body
assessing and publishing reports about climate change. True or False?
11. Changes in climate do not have any effect on the weather than a community experiences.
True or False?
12. In many communities that experience disasters, the long-term economic damages caused by
businesses remaining closed can have a ripple effect that makes it difficult to recover. True or
False?
13. Hurricane Katrina was the most powerful hurricane that has ever made landfall in the United
States. True or False?
14. The proportion of the United States population living on or near the coastline has been
decreasing slightly over the past few decades. True or False?
15. Technological disasters, such as chemical spills, can be a secondary impacts brough on by
natural hazards. True or False?
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of each chapter.
Chapter 1 Test
Short Answer
Below are 5 Short Answer questions. Each question is worth 4 points for a total of 20 points:
16. While the occurrence of natural hazards such as floods, hurricanes, and tornadoes is largely
beyond human control, such as oil spills or terrorism are accidentally or
intentionally caused by people.
17. Sometimes referred to as the “CNN syndrome,” our increased awareness of disasters
worldwide through the internet and social media makes it appear that there are
natural disasters.
18. refers to the concept that vulnerability to disasters is not equally
distributed across society, so that both in the United States and across the world, factors such as
wealth, gender, or race can impact an individual’s ability to withstand hazards.
19. The degree to which humans reduce emissions of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere such
as carbon dioxide will effect the rate that our changes in the future.
20. If local goverments and states are overwhelmed by a disaster and need help covering the costs
of recovery and reconstruction, they typically turn to the for disaster assistance.
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of each chapter.
Chapter 1 Test
Multiple-Choice, True/False
Below are 15 Multiple-Choice, True/False questions. Choose the best answer. Each question is
worth 4 points for a total of 60 points:
1. The typical costs associated with hazards that affect the built environment include:
a. economic
b. social
c. environmental
d. all of the above
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 begin anew
d. lose their ability 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 beneficial results as compared to other natural hazards
d. remain unchanging components in the delicate balance of nature
4. The following are not considered types of geophysical processes involved in natural hazards:
a. extraterrestrial
b. geographical
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of each chapter.
Chapter 1 Test
c. hydrological
d. meteorological
5. Systems of hazard measurement used by meteorologists, hydrologists, and other scientists
include:
a. Saffir-Simpson scale
b. Richter scale
c. Modified Mercalli scale
d. all of the above
6. Natural hazards may appear to be increasing in frequency because of all of the following
except:
a. heightened media exposure
b. increased development in vulnerable areas
c. strong building codes
d. the effects of climate change
7. We are experiencing more disasters than ever before in our Nation’s history because
a. Disasters tend to occur in 50 year cycles
b. Developers are motivated more by profit than by building 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 before
8. Who finances activities of local, state, and federal governments before, during, and after a
disaster?
a. the taxpayers
b. FEMA
c. Department of Homeland Security
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of each chapter.
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d. the federal government
9. Poor and marginalized communities and individuals are much more likely to be injured, killed
or displaced by a disaster. True or False?
10. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the leading international body
assessing and publishing reports about climate change. True or False?
11. Changes in climate do not have any effect on the weather than a community experiences.
True or False?
12. In many communities that experience disasters, the long-term economic damages caused by
businesses remaining closed can have a ripple effect that makes it difficult to recover. True or
False?
13. Hurricane Katrina was the most powerful hurricane that has ever made landfall in the United
States. True or False?
14. The proportion of the United States population living on or near the coastline has been
decreasing slightly over the past few decades. True or False?
15. Technological disasters, such as chemical spills, can be a secondary impacts brough on by
natural hazards. True or False?
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, Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness 3e (All Chapters Test Bank Answers at the end
of each chapter.
Chapter 1 Test
Short Answer
Below are 5 Short Answer questions. Each question is worth 4 points for a total of 20 points:
16. While the occurrence of natural hazards such as floods, hurricanes, and tornadoes is largely
beyond human control, such as oil spills or terrorism are accidentally or
intentionally caused by people.
17. Sometimes referred to as the “CNN syndrome,” our increased awareness of disasters
worldwide through the internet and social media makes it appear that there are
natural disasters.
18. refers to the concept that vulnerability to disasters is not equally
distributed across society, so that both in the United States and across the world, factors such as
wealth, gender, or race can impact an individual’s ability to withstand hazards.
19. The degree to which humans reduce emissions of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere such
as carbon dioxide will effect the rate that our changes in the future.
20. If local goverments and states are overwhelmed by a disaster and need help covering the costs
of recovery and reconstruction, they typically turn to the for disaster assistance.
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