Test Bank for Natural Hazards and Disasters, 6th Edition Hyndman (All Chapters included)
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CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL RADIOLOGICAL HAZARDS
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CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL RADIOLOGICAL HAZARDS
Complete Test Bank for Natural Hazards and Disasters, 6th Edition by Donald Hyndman, David Hyndman ; ISBN13: 9780357851579...(Full Chapters included Chapter 1 to 18)....1. Natural Hazards and Disasters.
2. Plate Tectonics and Physical Hazards.
3. Earthquakes and Their Causes.
4. Earthquake Pred...
Natural Hazards and Disasters
6th Edition by Donald Hyndman
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,Chapter 01 - Natural Hazards and Disasters
1. Some natural catastrophe experts say people have chosen to live in “idiot zone.”
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Living in Harm’s Way
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-1 - Give an example of why people live in areas where there are risks of natural
disasters.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
2. Insurance serves as a means to reduce the financial repercussions of a disaster post-occurrence.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Insurance
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-6 - Explain how insurance companies decide on the price for coverage of natural
hazards.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
3. Climate change is expected to increase the magnitude and frequency of natural disasters.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Catastrophes in Nature
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-4 - Explain why the costs of natural hazards continue to increase through time.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
4. The magnitude of a natural disaster is inversely proportional to the frequency of the event.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Predicting Catastrophes
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-5 - Describe differences between a forecast and a prediction for natural hazards.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
5. All natural disasters have detectable precursor events.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Relationships Among Events
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-3 - List the natural hazard types that cause the greatest loss of life in the United
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States.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
6. Land-use restrictions to avoid disaster costs are often easy to implement.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Mitigating Hazards
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-5 - Describe differences between a forecast and a prediction for natural hazards.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
7. Developers and private individuals often oppose land-use restrictions that prevent use of hazardous areas.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Mitigating Hazards
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-6 - Explain how insurance companies decide on the price for coverage of natural
hazards.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
8. Low-income families are more likely to be victims of natural disasters if they live in developing, but not developed
countries.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Insurance
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-2 - Contrast damages and loss of life from hazardous events that occur in highly
developed countries versus less developed countries.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
9. Insurance covers all known types of natural hazards.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Insurance
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-6 - Explain how insurance companies decide on the price for coverage of natural
hazards.
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
10. Efforts to control natural hazards are usually successful.
a. True
b. False
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