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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
8b 8b
Chapter8b1:8bHazards8band8bDisasters
Chapter8b2:8bPreparedness,8bHazard8bMitigation,8band8bClimate8bChang
e8 b Part8b18bIntroduction
Chapter8b3:8b Meteorological8band8bHydrological8b Hazards:8b Hurricanes,8bSea8bLevel8bRise,8bFloods,8b Dr
ought,8 b Wildfire,8bTornadoes,8bSevere8bWinter8bWeather,8band8bExtreme8bHeat
Chapter8 b 4:8 b Geological8 b Hazards:8 b Earthquakes,8 b Tsunamis,8 b Volcanoes,8 b Landslides,8 b Coastal8 b
Erosion,8 b and8bLand8bSubsidence
Chapter8b5:8bHuman-
Made8bHazards:8bTerrorism,8bCivil8bUnrest8band8bTechnological8bHazards8 b Part8b28bIntro
duction
Chapter8b6:8bRole8bof8bthe8bFederal8bGovernment8bin8bDisaster8bManage
ment8 b Chapter8b7:8bMitigating8bHazards8bat8bthe8bState8bLevel
Chapter8b8:8bLocal8bGovernment8bPowers:8bBuilding8bResilience8bfrom8bthe8bGround8bUp
8 b Chapter8b9:8bCommunity8bResilience8band8bthe8bPrivate8bSector
Part8b38bIntroduction
Chapter8b10:8bRisk8bAssessment:8bIdentifying8bHazards8band8bVulnerability
Chapter8b11:8bPreparedness8bActivities:8bPlanning8bto8bBe8bReady8bWhen8bDisaster8bHits8
b Chapter8b12:8bHazard8bMitigation8bPlanning:8bCreating8bStrategies8bto8bReduce8bVulnera
bility8 b Part8b48bIntroduction
Chapter8b13:8bDisaster8bResilience:8bLiving8bWith8bOur8bEnvironment
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, Answers at the end of each chapter
8b 8b 8b 8b 8b 8b
Multiple-Choice,8bTrue/False
Below8bare8b158bMultiple-
Choice,8bTrue/False8bquestions.8bChoose8bthe8bbest8banswer.8bEach8bquestion8bis8 b worth8b48bpoints8bfor
a total8bof8b608bpoints:
8b 8b
1. The8btypical8bcosts8bassociated8bwith8bhazards8bthat8baffect8bthe8bbuilt8benvironment8binclude:
a. economic
b. social
c. environmental
d. all8bof8bthe8babove
2. After8ba8bhazard8bevent,8becosystems:
a. can8bcause8bhuman-made8bdisasters
b. fail8bto8bsustain8bfurther8bplant8blife
c. can8bregenerate8band8bplant8band8banimal8blife8bcan8bbegin8banew
d. lose8btheir8bability8bto8bregenerate8banimal8blife
3. Over8bthe8blong-term,8bvolcanic8blava8band8bash:
a. prevent8bfuture8bplant8bgrowth
b. form8bfertile8bsoils8bthat8bstimulate8bnew8bplant8bgrowth
c. do8bnot8bproduce8bany8bbeneficial8bresults8bas8bcompared8bto8bother8bnatural8bhazards
d. remain8bunchanging8bcomponents8bin8bthe8bdelicate8bbalance8bof8bnature
4. The8bfollowing8bare8bnot8bconsidered8btypes8bof8bgeophysical8bprocesses8binvolved8bin8bnatural8bhazards
:
a. extraterrestrial
b. geographical
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, c. hydrological
d. meteorological
5. Systems8bof8bhazard8bmeasurement8bused8bby8bmeteorologists,8bhydrologists,8band8bother8bscie
ntists8 b include:
a. Saffir-Simpson8bscale
b. Richter8bscale
c. Modified8bMercalli8bscale
d. all8bof8bthe8babove
6. Natural8bhazards8bmay8bappear8bto8bbe8bincreasing8bin8bfrequency8bbecause8bof8ball8bof8bthe8bfol
lowing8b8bexcept:
a. heightened8bmedia8bexposure
b. increased8bdevelopment8bin8bvulnerable8bareas
c. strong8bbuilding8bcodes
d. the8beffects8bof8bclimate8bchange
7. We8bare8bexperiencing8bmore8bdisasters8bthan8bever8bbefore8bin8bour8bNation’s8bhistory8bbecause
a. Disasters8btend8bto8boccur8bin8b508byear8bcycles
b. Developers8bare8bmotivated8bmore8bby8bprofit8bthan8bby8bbuilding8benvironmentally8bfri
endly8 b structures
c. The8bpopulation8bdoesn’t8btake8bdisaster8bpreparation8bseriously
d. More8bdevelopment8band8bmore8bpeople8bare8bin8bharm’s8bway8bthan8bever8bbefore
8. Who8bfinances8bactivities8bof8blocal,8bstate,8band8bfederal8bgovernments8bbefore,8bduring,8band8b
after8ba8 b disaster?
a. the8btaxpayers
b. FEMA
c. Department8bof8bHomeland8bSecurity
Hazard8bMitigation8band8bPreparedne Page8b4
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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
8b 8b
Chapter8b1:8bHazards8band8bDisasters
Chapter8b2:8bPreparedness,8bHazard8bMitigation,8band8bClimate8bChang
e8 b Part8b18bIntroduction
Chapter8b3:8b Meteorological8band8bHydrological8b Hazards:8b Hurricanes,8bSea8bLevel8bRise,8bFloods,8b Dr
ought,8 b Wildfire,8bTornadoes,8bSevere8bWinter8bWeather,8band8bExtreme8bHeat
Chapter8 b 4:8 b Geological8 b Hazards:8 b Earthquakes,8 b Tsunamis,8 b Volcanoes,8 b Landslides,8 b Coastal8 b
Erosion,8 b and8bLand8bSubsidence
Chapter8b5:8bHuman-
Made8bHazards:8bTerrorism,8bCivil8bUnrest8band8bTechnological8bHazards8 b Part8b28bIntro
duction
Chapter8b6:8bRole8bof8bthe8bFederal8bGovernment8bin8bDisaster8bManage
ment8 b Chapter8b7:8bMitigating8bHazards8bat8bthe8bState8bLevel
Chapter8b8:8bLocal8bGovernment8bPowers:8bBuilding8bResilience8bfrom8bthe8bGround8bUp
8 b Chapter8b9:8bCommunity8bResilience8band8bthe8bPrivate8bSector
Part8b38bIntroduction
Chapter8b10:8bRisk8bAssessment:8bIdentifying8bHazards8band8bVulnerability
Chapter8b11:8bPreparedness8bActivities:8bPlanning8bto8bBe8bReady8bWhen8bDisaster8bHits8
b Chapter8b12:8bHazard8bMitigation8bPlanning:8bCreating8bStrategies8bto8bReduce8bVulnera
bility8 b Part8b48bIntroduction
Chapter8b13:8bDisaster8bResilience:8bLiving8bWith8bOur8bEnvironment
Hazard8bMitigation8band8bPreparedne Page8b2
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, Answers at the end of each chapter
8b 8b 8b 8b 8b 8b
Multiple-Choice,8bTrue/False
Below8bare8b158bMultiple-
Choice,8bTrue/False8bquestions.8bChoose8bthe8bbest8banswer.8bEach8bquestion8bis8 b worth8b48bpoints8bfor
a total8bof8b608bpoints:
8b 8b
1. The8btypical8bcosts8bassociated8bwith8bhazards8bthat8baffect8bthe8bbuilt8benvironment8binclude:
a. economic
b. social
c. environmental
d. all8bof8bthe8babove
2. After8ba8bhazard8bevent,8becosystems:
a. can8bcause8bhuman-made8bdisasters
b. fail8bto8bsustain8bfurther8bplant8blife
c. can8bregenerate8band8bplant8band8banimal8blife8bcan8bbegin8banew
d. lose8btheir8bability8bto8bregenerate8banimal8blife
3. Over8bthe8blong-term,8bvolcanic8blava8band8bash:
a. prevent8bfuture8bplant8bgrowth
b. form8bfertile8bsoils8bthat8bstimulate8bnew8bplant8bgrowth
c. do8bnot8bproduce8bany8bbeneficial8bresults8bas8bcompared8bto8bother8bnatural8bhazards
d. remain8bunchanging8bcomponents8bin8bthe8bdelicate8bbalance8bof8bnature
4. The8bfollowing8bare8bnot8bconsidered8btypes8bof8bgeophysical8bprocesses8binvolved8bin8bnatural8bhazards
:
a. extraterrestrial
b. geographical
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, c. hydrological
d. meteorological
5. Systems8bof8bhazard8bmeasurement8bused8bby8bmeteorologists,8bhydrologists,8band8bother8bscie
ntists8 b include:
a. Saffir-Simpson8bscale
b. Richter8bscale
c. Modified8bMercalli8bscale
d. all8bof8bthe8babove
6. Natural8bhazards8bmay8bappear8bto8bbe8bincreasing8bin8bfrequency8bbecause8bof8ball8bof8bthe8bfol
lowing8b8bexcept:
a. heightened8bmedia8bexposure
b. increased8bdevelopment8bin8bvulnerable8bareas
c. strong8bbuilding8bcodes
d. the8beffects8bof8bclimate8bchange
7. We8bare8bexperiencing8bmore8bdisasters8bthan8bever8bbefore8bin8bour8bNation’s8bhistory8bbecause
a. Disasters8btend8bto8boccur8bin8b508byear8bcycles
b. Developers8bare8bmotivated8bmore8bby8bprofit8bthan8bby8bbuilding8benvironmentally8bfri
endly8 b structures
c. The8bpopulation8bdoesn’t8btake8bdisaster8bpreparation8bseriously
d. More8bdevelopment8band8bmore8bpeople8bare8bin8bharm’s8bway8bthan8bever8bbefore
8. Who8bfinances8bactivities8bof8blocal,8bstate,8band8bfederal8bgovernments8bbefore,8bduring,8band8b
after8ba8 b disaster?
a. the8btaxpayers
b. FEMA
c. Department8bof8bHomeland8bSecurity
Hazard8bMitigation8band8bPreparedne Page8b4
ss 8bof8b6
