Question 1

Which natural hazard causes the LEAST amount of fatalities in the United States annually?

Accepted Answer

Volcanoes

Question 2

What is the normal relationship between the number of a particular type of event and the size of such events?

Accepted Answer

A)  There are an equal number of small, medium, and large events of any given type. 
B)  There are few small events, a moderate number of larger events, and many giant events of any given type. 
C)  There are many small events, many medium-size events, but for most hazards no giant events. 
D)  There are many small events, a moderate number of larger events, and few giant events of any given type. 
E)  For most types of natural hazards, there are medium and large events but no small events of equivalent type. 
A)  There are an equal number of small, medium, and large events of any given type. 
B)  There are few small events, a moderate number of larger events, and many giant events of any given type. 
C)  There are many small events, many medium-size events, but for most hazards no giant events. 
D)  There are many small events, a moderate number of larger events, and few giant events of any given type. 
E)  For most types of natural hazards, there are medium and large events but no small events of equivalent type. D

Question 3

Who is most commonly to blame when people incur a significant loss from a natural disaster?

Accepted Answer

A)  the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for not building protective structures 
B)  the federal government for not doing something about it 
C)  the people themselves for choosing to live there 
D)  the local county for permitting them to build there 
E)  the realtor for selling them the property 
A)  the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for not building protective structures 
B)  the federal government for not doing something about it 
C)  the people themselves for choosing to live there 
D)  the local county for permitting them to build there 
E)  the realtor for selling them the property C

Question 4

The costs of catastrophic events continue to increase primarily because:

Accepted Answer

A)  more people are moving into more hazardous areas. 
B)  not enough people pay for insurance in hazardous areas to even out the costs. 
C)  insurance companies are not making enough profit to satisfy their shareholders. 
D)  insurance companies are refusing to insure most natural hazard losses. 
E)  natural hazards are becoming more difficult to understand. 
A)  more people are moving into more hazardous areas. 
B)  not enough people pay for insurance in hazardous areas to even out the costs. 
C)  insurance companies are not making enough profit to satisfy their shareholders. 
D)  insurance companies are refusing to insure most natural hazard losses. 
E)  natural hazards are becoming more difficult to understand.

Question 5

People live in dangerous areas for what reasons?

Accepted Answer

A)  for the views 
B)  because of cheap land 
C)  because the land is fertile 
D)  for proximity to recreational opportunities 
E)  for all of these reasons 
A)  for the views 
B)  because of cheap land 
C)  because the land is fertile 
D)  for proximity to recreational opportunities 
E)  for all of these reasons

Question 6

What kind of natural hazards are not normally insurable?

Accepted Answer

Landslides,most mudf

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of a counterproductive governmental policy to mitigate natural disasters?

Accepted Answer

A)  relocating homes to less hazardous regions after an event 
B)  monitoring stream behavior and flow, providing a false sense of security 
C)  providing disaster assistance without a large cost-sharing component 
D)  forbidding uninsured casualty losses from being deducted from a disaster victim's income taxes 
E)  using computer models to determine risk levels and loss potential 
A)  relocating homes to less hazardous regions after an event 
B)  monitoring stream behavior and flow, providing a false sense of security 
C)  providing disaster assistance without a large cost-sharing component 
D)  forbidding uninsured casualty losses from being deducted from a disaster victim's income taxes 
E)  using computer models to determine risk levels and loss potential

Question 8

Which is NOT a way that government policy mitigates natural hazards?

Accepted Answer

A)  using research and studies to predict storms and floods 
B)  congress funding expensive Army Corps of Engineers projects to build levees along rivers 
C)  relocating natural disaster victims to more stable areas 
D)  utilizing computer systems to determine risk levels 
E)  organizing central emergency management agencies to bring order to chaotic relief efforts 
A)  using research and studies to predict storms and floods 
B)  congress funding expensive Army Corps of Engineers projects to build levees along rivers 
C)  relocating natural disaster victims to more stable areas 
D)  utilizing computer systems to determine risk levels 
E)  organizing central emergency management agencies to bring order to chaotic relief efforts

Question 9

When people or government agencies try to control the activities of natural events,the common result is which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The effect is the opposite of that intended. 
B)  The effort is wasted because it is impossible to do. 
C)  We have become quite effective at such control. 
D)  This doesn't happen since the federal government doesn't permit tampering with nature. 
E)  Our problem with nature is transferred elsewhere, to someone else, or postponed. 
A)  The effect is the opposite of that intended. 
B)  The effort is wasted because it is impossible to do. 
C)  We have become quite effective at such control. 
D)  This doesn't happen since the federal government doesn't permit tampering with nature. 
E)  Our problem with nature is transferred elsewhere, to someone else, or postponed.

Question 10

What is the most common human reaction to a current or potential catastrophe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Try to stop ongoing damage. 
B)  Prepare the public through drills. 
C)  Move to a less risky region. 
D)  Wait until the window of opportunity has passed. 
E)  Lobby for additional funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. 
A)  Try to stop ongoing damage. 
B)  Prepare the public through drills. 
C)  Move to a less risky region. 
D)  Wait until the window of opportunity has passed. 
E)  Lobby for additional funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Question 11

Your mother,who has lived in central Ohio for her entire life,really wants to purchase a beach house along the Gulf coast of the southeastern United States because of the natural beauty of the area.Explain to her why this is not a financially or safety-related decision.

Accepted Answer

Your mother is probably not aw

Question 12

Catastrophic natural disaster losses in developed countries involve which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  large numbers of deaths 
B)  large financial costs to individuals and companies 
C)  primarily losses borne by insurance companies 
D)  large numbers of deaths and large financial costs 
E)  primarily losses borne by state governments 
A)  large numbers of deaths 
B)  large financial costs to individuals and companies 
C)  primarily losses borne by insurance companies 
D)  large numbers of deaths and large financial costs 
E)  primarily losses borne by state governments

Question 13

When you are buying a home,what types of landscapes can you look for to determine if the home you are looking into purchasing is potentially susceptible to natural disasters?

Accepted Answer

Ash or mud deposits from volca

Question 14

What can happen to make a moderate-size event into a large natural disaster?

Accepted Answer

Overlappin

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of a feedback effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  a landslide caused by a sudden precipitation event 
B)  an increase in the cost of gasoline that causes people to drive less 
C)  global warming that causes more rapid melting of Arctic sea ice that results in further sea ice melting 
D)  when a feature looks the same across a wide range of scales 
E)  an earthquake that occurs in a developing nation that causes health, social, and economic problems 
A)  a landslide caused by a sudden precipitation event 
B)  an increase in the cost of gasoline that causes people to drive less 
C)  global warming that causes more rapid melting of Arctic sea ice that results in further sea ice melting 
D)  when a feature looks the same across a wide range of scales 
E)  an earthquake that occurs in a developing nation that causes health, social, and economic problems

Question 16

What is the normal relationship between the number of occurrences of a particular type of event and the size of such events?

Accepted Answer

Numerous small event

Question 17

Most natural disasters are which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  cyclic, in that they occur at predictable intervals 
B)  rarely if ever cyclic because there are too many overlapping effects 
C)  completely random in that they involve processes that we cannot hope to understand 
D)  interactions between two closely related events 
E)  processes that start small and build toward a climax at a more-or-less constant rate 
A)  cyclic, in that they occur at predictable intervals 
B)  rarely if ever cyclic because there are too many overlapping effects 
C)  completely random in that they involve processes that we cannot hope to understand 
D)  interactions between two closely related events 
E)  processes that start small and build toward a climax at a more-or-less constant rate

Question 18

What can happen to make a moderate-size event into a large natural disaster?

Accepted Answer

A)  cyclic events that tend to get stronger with time 
B)  overlapping events that amplify the effect 
C)  cyclic events that get progressively bigger as each one adds to the next in the series 
D)  the multiplying effect of events of a given type in the same area 
E)  overlapping events that interfere with one another 
A)  cyclic events that tend to get stronger with time 
B)  overlapping events that amplify the effect 
C)  cyclic events that get progressively bigger as each one adds to the next in the series 
D)  the multiplying effect of events of a given type in the same area 
E)  overlapping events that interfere with one another

Question 19

If you erect a barrier for protection against some natural event,what detrimental effect can follow?

Accepted Answer

It can affect people

Question 20

When is a large event such as a major earthquake not a disaster?

Accepted Answer

When it happens in a

Which natural hazard causes the LEAST amount of fatalities in the United States annually?

What is the normal relationship between the number of a particular type of event and the size of such events?

Who is most commonly to blame when people incur a significant loss from a natural disaster?

The costs of catastrophic events continue to increase primarily because:

People live in dangerous areas for what reasons?

What kind of natural hazards are not normally insurable?

Which of the following is an example of a counterproductive governmental policy to mitigate natural disasters?

Which is NOT a way that government policy mitigates natural hazards?

When people or government agencies try to control the activities of natural events,the common result is which of the following?

What is the most common human reaction to a current or potential catastrophe?

Your mother,who has lived in central Ohio for her entire life,really wants to purchase a beach house along the Gulf coast of the southeastern United States because of the natural beauty of the area.Explain to her why this is not a financially or safety-related decision.

Catastrophic natural disaster losses in developed countries involve which of the following?

When you are buying a home,what types of landscapes can you look for to determine if the home you are looking into purchasing is potentially susceptible to natural disasters?

What can happen to make a moderate-size event into a large natural disaster?

Which of the following is an example of a feedback effect?

What is the normal relationship between the number of occurrences of a particular type of event and the size of such events?

Most natural disasters are which of the following?

What can happen to make a moderate-size event into a large natural disaster?

If you erect a barrier for protection against some natural event,what detrimental effect can follow?

When is a large event such as a major earthquake not a disaster?

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Earthquakes and Their Causes

Earthquake Prediction and Mitigation

Tsunami

Volcanoes: Tectonic Environments and Eruptions

Volcanoes: Hazards and Mitigation

Landslides and Other Downslope Movements

Sinkholes, Land Subsidence, and Swelling Soils

Weather, Thunderstorms, And Tornadoes

Climate Change

Streams And Flood Processes

Floods And Human Interactions

Waves,Beaches,And Coastal Erosion

Hurricanes and Nor’easters

Wildfires

Impact of Asteroids and Comets

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Exam 1: Natural Hazards and Disasters

Which natural hazard causes the LEAST amount of fatalities in the United States annually?

What is the normal relationship between the number of a particular type of event and the size of such events?

Who is most commonly to blame when people incur a significant loss from a natural disaster?

The costs of catastrophic events continue to increase primarily because:

People live in dangerous areas for what reasons?

What kind of natural hazards are not normally insurable?

Which of the following is an example of a counterproductive governmental policy to mitigate natural disasters?

Which is NOT a way that government policy mitigates natural hazards?

When people or government agencies try to control the activities of natural events,the common result is which of the following?

What is the most common human reaction to a current or potential catastrophe?

Your mother,who has lived in central Ohio for her entire life,really wants to purchase a beach house along the Gulf coast of the southeastern United States because of the natural beauty of the area.Explain to her why this is not a financially or safety-related decision.

Catastrophic natural disaster losses in developed countries involve which of the following?

When you are buying a home,what types of landscapes can you look for to determine if the home you are looking into purchasing is potentially susceptible to natural disasters?

What can happen to make a moderate-size event into a large natural disaster?

Which of the following is an example of a feedback effect?

What is the normal relationship between the number of occurrences of a particular type of event and the size of such events?

Most natural disasters are which of the following?

What can happen to make a moderate-size event into a large natural disaster?

If you erect a barrier for protection against some natural event,what detrimental effect can follow?

When is a large event such as a major earthquake not a disaster?

Plate Tectonics and Physical Hazards

Earthquakes and Their Causes

Earthquake Prediction and Mitigation

Tsunami

Volcanoes: Tectonic Environments and Eruptions

Volcanoes: Hazards and Mitigation

Landslides and Other Downslope Movements

Sinkholes, Land Subsidence, and Swelling Soils

Weather, Thunderstorms, And Tornadoes

Climate Change

Streams And Flood Processes

Floods And Human Interactions

Waves,Beaches,And Coastal Erosion

Hurricanes and Nor’easters

Wildfires

Impact of Asteroids and Comets

The Future: Where Do We Go From Here?

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