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,Table of 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 Subsidence
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 Vulnerability
Chapter 11: Preparedness Activities: Planning to Be Ready When
Disaster Hits Chapter 12: Hazard Mitigation Planning: Creating
Strategies to Reduce Vulnerability 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 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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Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness Page 1 of 6
,Table of 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 Subsidence
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 Vulnerability
Chapter 11: Preparedness Activities: Planning to Be Ready When
Disaster Hits Chapter 12: Hazard Mitigation Planning: Creating
Strategies to Reduce Vulnerability 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 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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