TEST BANK
All Chapters Included
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,Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness 3rd Edition by Dylan Sandler and Anna K. Schwab
TABLE OF CONTENT
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
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,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
ANSWERS ARE 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
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, 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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All Chapters Included
Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness Page 1 of 6
,Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness 3rd Edition by Dylan Sandler and Anna K. Schwab
TABLE OF CONTENT
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
Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness Page 2 of 6
,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
ANSWERS ARE 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
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, 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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