Test Bank for Natural Hazards and Disasters, 6th Edition Hyndman (All Chapters included)
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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
Complete Chapters Test Bank
are included (Ch 1 to 18)
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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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