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

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Multiple-Choice,gTrue/False
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1. Thegtypicalgcostsgassociatedgwithghazardsgthatgaffectgthegbuiltgenvironmentginclude:
a. economic
b. social
c. environmental
d. allgofgthegabove


2. Aftergaghazardgevent,gecosystems:
a. cangcauseghuman-madegdisasters
b. failgtogsustaingfurthergplantglife
c. cangregenerategandgplantgandganimalglifegcangbeginganew
d. losegtheirgabilitygtogregenerateganimalglife


3. Overgtheglong-term,gvolcanicglavagandgash:
a. preventgfuturegplantggrowth
b. formgfertilegsoilsgthatgstimulategnewgplantggrowth
c. dognotgproduceganygbeneficialgresultsgasgcomparedgtogothergnaturalghazards
d. remaingunchanginggcomponentsgingthegdelicategbalancegofgnature


4. Thegfollowinggaregnotgconsideredgtypesgofggeophysicalgprocessesginvolvedgingnaturalghazards:
a. extraterrestrial
b. geographical

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c. hydrological
d. meteorological


5. Systemsgofghazardgmeasurementgusedgbygmeteorologists,ghydrologists,gandgothergscientis
tsginclude:
a. Saffir-Simpsongscale
b. Richtergscale
c. ModifiedgMercalligscale
d. allgofgthegabove


6. Naturalghazardsgmaygappeargtogbegincreasinggingfrequencygbecausegofgallgofgthegfollowi
nggexcept:
a. heightenedgmediagexposure
b. increasedgdevelopmentgingvulnerablegareas
c. stronggbuildinggcodes
d. thegeffectsgofgclimategchange


7. WegaregexperiencinggmoregdisastersgthangevergbeforegingourgNation’sghistorygbecause
a. Disastersgtendgtogoccurging50gyeargcycles
b. Developersgaregmotivatedgmoregbygprofitgthangbygbuildinggenvironmentallygfriendl
ygstructures
c. Thegpopulationgdoesn’tgtakegdisastergpreparationgseriously
d. Moregdevelopmentgandgmoregpeoplegaregingharm’sgwaygthangevergbefore


8. Whogfinancesgactivitiesgofglocal,gstate,gandgfederalggovernmentsgbefore,gduring,gandgafter
a disaster?
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a. thegtaxpayers
b. FEMA
c. DepartmentgofgHomelandgSecurity


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d. thegfederalggovernment


9. Poorgandgmarginalizedgcommunitiesgandgindividualsgaregmuchgmoreglikelygtogbeginjured,gkill
edgorgdisplacedgbygagdisaster.gTruegorgFalse?


10. ThegIntergovernmentalgPanelgongClimategChangeg(IPCC)gisgthegleadingginternationalgbod
ygassessinggandgpublishinggreportsgaboutgclimategchange.g TruegorgFalse?


11. Changesgingclimategdognotghaveganygeffectgongthegweathergthangagcommunitygexperience
s.gTruegorgFalse?


12. Ingmanygcommunitiesgthatgexperiencegdisasters,gtheglong-
termgeconomicgdamagesgcausedgbygbusinessesgremaininggclosedgcanghavegagripplegeffectgthatgm
akesgitgdifficultgtogrecover.gTruegorgFalse?


13. HurricanegKatrinagwasgthegmostgpowerfulghurricanegthatghasgevergmadeglandfallgingthegUnit
edgStates.g TruegorgFalse?


14. ThegproportiongofgthegUnitedgStatesgpopulationglivinggongorgneargthegcoastlineghasgbe
engdecreasinggslightlygovergthegpastgfewgdecades.g TruegorgFalse?


15. Technologicalgdisasters,gsuchgasgchemicalgspills,gcangbegagsecondarygimpactsgbroughgong
bygnaturalghazards.g TruegorgFalse?




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ShortgAnswer
Belowgareg5gShortgAnswergquestions.gEachgquestiongisgworthg4gpointsgforgagtotalgofg20gpoints:


16. Whilegthegoccurrencegofgnaturalghazardsgsuchgasgfloods,ghurricanes,gandgtornadoesgisglarge
lygbeyondghumangcontrol,g
suchgasgoilgspillsgorgterrorismgaregaccidentallygorgintentionallygcausedgbygpeople.


17. Sometimesgreferredgtogasgtheg“CNNgsyndrome,”gourgincreasedgawarenessgofgdisastersgworld
widegthroughgtheginternetgandgsocialgmediagmakesgitgappeargthatgtheregareg
gnaturalgdisasters.


18.
refersgtogthegconceptgthatgvulnerabilitygtogdisastersgisgnotgequallygdistributedgacrossgsociety,gsog
thatgbothgingthegUnitedgStatesgandgacrossgthegworld,gfactorsgsuchgasgwealth,ggender,gorgracegcan
gimpactgangindividual’sgabilitygtogwithstandghazards.


19. Thegdegreegtogwhichghumansgreducegemissionsgofgheat-
trappingggasesgingthegatmospheregsuchgasgcarbongdioxidegwillgeffectgthegrategthatgourg
changesgingthegfuture.


20. Ifglocalggovermentsgandgstatesgaregoverwhelmedgbygagdisastergandgneedghelpgcoveringgthegcos
tsgofgrecoverygandgreconstruction,gtheygtypicallygturngtogtheg forgdisastergassistance.




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