Question 1

Acceptable risk is based on the consensus of a community of people living with the threat of a particular hazard.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Which of the following hazards might increase due to global warming?

Accepted Answer

A)  earthquake frequency 
B)  volcanic eruption frequency 
C)  hurricane frequency 
D)  tsunami frequency 
E)  earthquake intensity 
A)  earthquake frequency 
B)  volcanic eruption frequency 
C)  hurricane frequency 
D)  tsunami frequency 
E)  earthquake intensity C

Question 3

A sandy beach is an example of a sedimentary rock.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Explain how,in North America,the hazards that cause the greatest loss of life are not the ones that cause the greatest property damage.

Accepted Answer

In North America,more people die of weat

Question 5

List the three stages of recovery following a disaster.

Accepted Answer

Emergency Work.Resto

Question 6

Which natural hazard is the largest killer of people,worldwide?

Accepted Answer

A)  volcanic eruptions 
B)  earthquakes 
C)  flooding 
D)  windstorms 
E)  heatwaves 
A)  volcanic eruptions 
B)  earthquakes 
C)  flooding 
D)  windstorms 
E)  heatwaves

Question 7

How does the scientific method work?

Accepted Answer

The scientific method involves posing a

Question 8

Death and destruction from natural hazards is increasing because

Accepted Answer

A)  events are getting larger and more frequent. 
B)  events are getting harder to predict. 
C)  human populations are growing. 
D)  human populations are growing and human communities are spreading into more hazardous areas. 
E)  events are become less frequent and are harder to predict. 
A)  events are getting larger and more frequent. 
B)  events are getting harder to predict. 
C)  human populations are growing. 
D)  human populations are growing and human communities are spreading into more hazardous areas. 
E)  events are become less frequent and are harder to predict.

Question 9

How are precursor events helpful in hazard mitigation?

Accepted Answer

Identification and tracking of

Question 10

Discuss the benefits of natural service functions and how the activities of mankind counteract their beneficial effects.

Accepted Answer

Although hazardous events are responsibl

Question 11

Which of the following is an indirect effect of a natural disaster?

Accepted Answer

A)  human fatalities 
B)  crop failure 
C)  injuries 
D)  property damage 
E)  flooding 
A)  human fatalities 
B)  crop failure 
C)  injuries 
D)  property damage 
E)  flooding

Question 12

In order to quantify risk associated with a particular hazard we need to know

Accepted Answer

A)  where and when it will occur. 
B)  the probability of it occurring and the possible consequences of the event. 
C)  the size of the population in the hazard location. 
D)  what other events could occur with it. 
E)  the kind of precursor events that may happen before it. 
A)  where and when it will occur. 
B)  the probability of it occurring and the possible consequences of the event. 
C)  the size of the population in the hazard location. 
D)  what other events could occur with it. 
E)  the kind of precursor events that may happen before it.

Question 13

Natural disasters are independent of their environmental and social context.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following reservoirs in the hydrologic cycle has the longest residence time of hundreds of thousands of years?

Accepted Answer

A)  oceans 
B)  lakes 
C)  ice caps 
D)  the atmosphere 
E)  aquifers 
A)  oceans 
B)  lakes 
C)  ice caps 
D)  the atmosphere 
E)  aquifers

Question 15

What are the four sub-cycles that constitute the geologic cycle.

Accepted Answer

Tectonic.R

Question 16

Which of the following natural hazards gets its energy primarily from forces external to planet Earth?

Accepted Answer

A)  hurricane 
B)  earthquake 
C)  landslide 
D)  tsunami 
E)  volcano 
A)  hurricane 
B)  earthquake 
C)  landslide 
D)  tsunami 
E)  volcano

Question 17

The hydrologic cycle is driven by solar energy and the earth's internal heat.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which Canadian city is at greatest risk for an earthquake and tsunami?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vancouver 
B)  Montreal 
C)  Toronto 
D)  Calgary 
E)  Halifax 
A)  Vancouver 
B)  Montreal 
C)  Toronto 
D)  Calgary 
E)  Halifax

Question 19

Which of the following reservoirs is NOT involved in the biogeochemical cycling and transfer of elements?

Accepted Answer

A)  atmosphere 
B)  asthenosphere 
C)  lithosphere 
D)  biosphere 
E)  hydrosphere 
A)  atmosphere 
B)  asthenosphere 
C)  lithosphere 
D)  biosphere 
E)  hydrosphere

Question 20

In the past 100 years,human population growth has been exponential.What is predicted for the next 100 years?

Accepted Answer

A)  continued exponential growth 
B)  accelerated exponential growth 
C)  linear growth 
D)  slowing population growth 
E)  population crash 
A)  continued exponential growth 
B)  accelerated exponential growth 
C)  linear growth 
D)  slowing population growth 
E)  population crash

Acceptable risk is based on the consensus of a community of people living with the threat of a particular hazard.

Which of the following hazards might increase due to global warming?

A sandy beach is an example of a sedimentary rock.

Explain how,in North America,the hazards that cause the greatest loss of life are not the ones that cause the greatest property damage.

List the three stages of recovery following a disaster.

Which natural hazard is the largest killer of people,worldwide?

How does the scientific method work?

Death and destruction from natural hazards is increasing because

How are precursor events helpful in hazard mitigation?

Discuss the benefits of natural service functions and how the activities of mankind counteract their beneficial effects.

Which of the following is an indirect effect of a natural disaster?

In order to quantify risk associated with a particular hazard we need to know

Natural disasters are independent of their environmental and social context.

Which of the following reservoirs in the hydrologic cycle has the longest residence time of hundreds of thousands of years?

What are the four sub-cycles that constitute the geologic cycle.

Which of the following natural hazards gets its energy primarily from forces external to planet Earth?

The hydrologic cycle is driven by solar energy and the earth's internal heat.

Which Canadian city is at greatest risk for an earthquake and tsunami?

Which of the following reservoirs is NOT involved in the biogeochemical cycling and transfer of elements?

In the past 100 years,human population growth has been exponential.What is predicted for the next 100 years?

Internal Structure of Earth and Plate Tectonics

Earthquakes

Tsunamis

Volcanoes and Volcanic Eruptions

Landslides

Snow Avalanches

Subsidence and Soil Expansion and Contraction

River Flooding

Atmosphere and Severe Weather

Hurricanes and Extratropical Cyclones

Waves, Currents, and Coastlines

Wildfires

Climate Change

Meteorite Impacts and Extinctions

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Exam 1: Introduction to Natural Hazards

Acceptable risk is based on the consensus of a community of people living with the threat of a particular hazard.

Which of the following hazards might increase due to global warming?

A sandy beach is an example of a sedimentary rock.

Explain how,in North America,the hazards that cause the greatest loss of life are not the ones that cause the greatest property damage.

List the three stages of recovery following a disaster.

Which natural hazard is the largest killer of people,worldwide?

How does the scientific method work?

Death and destruction from natural hazards is increasing because

How are precursor events helpful in hazard mitigation?

Discuss the benefits of natural service functions and how the activities of mankind counteract their beneficial effects.

Which of the following is an indirect effect of a natural disaster?

In order to quantify risk associated with a particular hazard we need to know

Natural disasters are independent of their environmental and social context.

Which of the following reservoirs in the hydrologic cycle has the longest residence time of hundreds of thousands of years?

What are the four sub-cycles that constitute the geologic cycle.

Which of the following natural hazards gets its energy primarily from forces external to planet Earth?

The hydrologic cycle is driven by solar energy and the earth's internal heat.

Which Canadian city is at greatest risk for an earthquake and tsunami?

Which of the following reservoirs is NOT involved in the biogeochemical cycling and transfer of elements?

In the past 100 years,human population growth has been exponential.What is predicted for the next 100 years?

Internal Structure of Earth and Plate Tectonics

Earthquakes

Tsunamis

Volcanoes and Volcanic Eruptions

Landslides

Snow Avalanches

Subsidence and Soil Expansion and Contraction

River Flooding

Atmosphere and Severe Weather

Hurricanes and Extratropical Cyclones

Waves, Currents, and Coastlines

Wildfires

Climate Change

Meteorite Impacts and Extinctions

Filters