Deck 17: Midterm

Question 1

Industrial facilities can help defray the costs of preparing their own facilities for a disaster. True or False?

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Political and economic factors do not play a factor in the establishment of building codes. True or False?

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The biggest threat from lightening is that they can initiate wildfires. True or False?

Answer 3

True

Question 4

A budget narrative should accompany a budget request. True or False?

Question 5

Wildfires are secondary hazards of the primary hazard of extreme summer weather. True or False?

Question 6

Incentives are used to punish actions that increase hazard vulnerability. True or False?

Question 7

Disasters caused by the disaster are:

A) Primary Impacts
B) Secondary Impacts
C) Secondary Emergencies
D) Primary Emergencies

Question 8

Physical vulnerability is the lack of psychological, social, economic, and political resources to cope with disaster impacts. True or False?

Question 9

Economic, structural, and agricultural losses are rising in the United States. True or False?

Question 10

Expert power is exercised by withholding or introducing information. True or false?

Question 11

An infiltration rate of 1.0 ACH implies that all the clean air will be gone in one hour. True or False?

Question 12

The answer to the question "What is the best method of protection?" is an information search plan. True or False?

Question 13

The Chief Administrative Officer CAO) is usually an expert in public safety, emergency medicine, or emergency management. True or False?

Question 14

It is easier and cheaper to develop one communication message for the entire community, but it won't be as effective as tailoring your message to different groups. True or False?

Question 15

Each community has its own set of hazards. True or False?

Question 16

The government can force private owners to sell their property to the government at a fair market value if the property is to be used for a public purpose. True or False?

Question 17

Reward and coercive power require a socially dependent relationship? True or False?

Question 18

Tornadoes are when warm air from the south collides with a cold air mass. True or False?

Question 19

Heat syncope is a condition in which the victim might be delirious or comatose. True or False?

Question 20

When talking to reporters, it is important to use simple terms that are easy to understand rather than technical jargon. True or False?

Question 21

Which of the following will show you that you can easily meet some goals while other goals will be more difficult?

A) Capability assessment
B) Capability shortfall
C) Multi-year development plan
D) Your performance review

Question 22

___________ are people who have, or think they have, something to lose or gain.

Question 23

A _________ is a risk communication about an imminent event that is intended to produce an appropriate disaster response.

Question 24

The area surrounding a given source in which a chemical release is likely to produce death, injury, or illness is a:

A) emergency area
B) critical area
C) hazard area
D) vulnerable zone

Question 25

Actions that protect passively at the time of impact are:

A) Hazard mitigation practices
B) Recovery actions
C) Response actions
D) Emergency preparedness practices

Question 26

Frequent, recent, and severe disasters in one community can lead to a disaster _____.

Question 27

__________is a major part of economic vulnerability.

Question 28

Most communities require that paid staff:

A) Receive a raise every year
B) Receive a job review every year
C) Receive a job review every two years
D) Receive a raise every two years

Question 29

What is legitimate power?

Question 30

Hazard insurance suffers from _______ __________,which means that only those who are at the greatest risk are likely to purchase it.

Question 31

The basic social group unit is:

A) Businesses
B) Households
C) Friends
D) Family

Question 32

_______ hazards can be prevented. For example, fires can occur only when there is fuel, oxygen, and an ignition source.

Question 33

Buildings can be classified as residential, commercial, and ________.

Question 34

Which of the following is a goal of emergency response?

A) Preventing disasters before they occur.
B) Returning the community back to normal.
C) Protecting the population.
D) Raising money for recovery efforts.

Question 35

What is measured by the degree of reduction in vulnerability to the hazard, and refers to success in protecting both persons and property?

A) Efficiency
B) Efficacy
C) Risk Assessment
D) Mitigation

Question 36

A situation in which there is a significantly increased probability of an incident occurring that will threaten the public's health, safety, or property is an ________ ________.

Question 37

_________ waves have low frequency and are damaging to tall buildings.

Question 38

Which type of flooding occurs when water accumulates in areas so flat that runoff cannot carry away the precipitation fast enough?

A) Surface ponding
B) Flash flooding
C) Riverine flooding
D) Alluvial fan flooding

Question 39

The National Flood Insurance Program was developed by:

A) Congress
B) FEMA
C) DHS
D) None of the above

Question 40

What is an example of a protective action that is time consuming?

A) Sheltering in-place
B) Evacuation
C) Seeking nearby shelter
D) All of the above

Question 41

How can we create disaster resilient communities?

Question 42

What factors determine the dispersion of a toxic chemical release?