TEST BANK for Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness 3rd Edition An Introductory Text for Emergency Management and Planning Professionals by Dylan Sandler and Anna K. Schwab. All 13 Chapters.

TEST BANK
Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness
3rd Edition By Sandler, All 13 Chapters Covered




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,Table of Contents
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Chapter41:4Hazards4and4Disasters

Chapter42:4Preparedness,4Hazard4Mitigation,4and4Climate4Change4 Pa

rt414Introduction

Chapter43:4Meteorological4and4Hydrological4 Hazards:4 Hurricanes,4Sea4Level4Rise,4Floods,4Drought,4
Wildfire,4Tornadoes,4Severe4Winter4Weather,4and4Extreme4Heat

Chapter4 4:4 Geological4 Hazards:4 Earthquakes,4 Tsunamis,4 Volcanoes,4 Landslides,4 Coastal4 Erosion,4 a
nd4Land4Subsidence

Chapter45:4Human-

Made4Hazards:4Terrorism,4Civil4Unrest4and4Technological4Hazards4 Part424Introductio

n

Chapter46:4Role4of4the4Federal4Government4in4Disaster4Management

4 Chapter47:4Mitigating4Hazards4at4the4State4Level

Chapter48:4Local4Government4Powers:4Building4Resilience4from4the4Ground4Up4 Chap

ter49:4Community4Resilience4and4the4Private4Sector

Part434Introduction

Chapter410:4Risk4Assessment:4Identifying4Hazards4and4Vulnerability

Chapter411:4Preparedness4Activities:4Planning4to4Be4Ready4When4Disaster4Hits4 Chapt

er412:4Hazard4Mitigation4Planning:4Creating4Strategies4to4Reduce4Vulnerability4 Part44

Introduction
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Chapter413:4Disaster4Resilience:4Living4With4Our4Environment




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, Answers at the end of each chapter
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Multiple-Choice,4True/False
Below4are4154Multiple-
Choice,4True/False4questions.4Choose4the4best4answer.4Each4question4is4 worth444points4for4a4tot
al4of4604points:


1. The4typical4costs4associated4with4hazards4that4affect4the4built4environment4include:
a. economic
b. social
c. environmental
d. all4of4the4above


2. After4a4hazard4event,4ecosystems:
a. can4cause4human-made4disasters
b. fail4to4sustain4further4plant4life
c. can4regenerate4and4plant4and4animal4life4can4begin4anew
d. lose4their4ability4to4regenerate4animal4life


3. Over4the4long-term,4volcanic4lava4and4ash:
a. prevent4future4plant4growth
b. form4fertile4soils4that4stimulate4new4plant4growth
c. do4not4produce4any4beneficial4results4as4compared4to4other4natural4hazards
d. remain4unchanging4components4in4the4delicate4balance4of4nature


4. The4following4are4not4considered4types4of4geophysical4processes4involved4in4natural4hazards:
a. extraterrestrial
b. geographical




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, c. hydrological
d. meteorological


5. Systems4of4hazard4measurement4used4by4meteorologists,4hydrologists,4and4other4scientists
4 include:
a. Saffir-Simpson4scale
b. Richter4scale
c. Modified4Mercalli4scale
d. all4of4the4above


6. Natural4hazards4may4appear4to4be4increasing4in4frequency4because4of4all4of4the4following4
4 except:
a. heightened4media4exposure
b. increased4development4in4vulnerable4areas
c. strong4building4codes
d. the4effects4of4climate4change


7. We4are4experiencing4more4disasters4than4ever4before4in4our4Nation’s4history4because
a. Disasters4tend4to4occur4in4504year4cycles
b. Developers4are4motivated4more4by4profit4than4by4building4environmentally4friendly
4 structures
c. The4population4doesn’t4take4disaster4preparation4seriously
d. More4development4and4more4people4are4in4harm’s4way4than4ever4before


8. Who4finances4activities4of4local,4state,4and4federal4governments4before,4during,4and4after4a
4 disaster?
a. the4taxpayers
b. FEMA
c. Department4of4Homeland4Security


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