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Damon Coppola: Introduction to International Disaster
Management, 3rd Edition
Chapter 4: Mitigation
1. Which
component of risk is addressed by mitigation measures?
1. Hazard
likelihood
2. Hazard
consequence
3. Neither
a nor b
*d. Either a or b, or both a and b
2. When
considering a hurricane, a disaster manager is likely it employ a mitigation
measure that addresses which of the following?
*a. Hazard consequence
1. Hazard
likelihood
2. Both
a and b
3. Neither
a nor b
3. Risk
avoidance, in relation to natural hazards, often involves which of the
following?
1. Passing
legislation that prohibits construction below agreed upon safety standards
2. Climate
change
*c. Removing all people and structures from the affected area
1. Risk
avoidance is not a viable mitigation option.
4. Which
of the following is not a situation in which risk acceptance may be an
appropriate option?
1. A
limited amount of funds is available to treat a wide range of hazards.
2. Risk
reduction will result in an increase in overall negative consequences.
3. Socio-cultural
resistance to mitigation of the hazard exists.
*d. All of the above
5. Which
of the following is the most common form of risk transfer?
1. Home
buyouts
*b. Insurance
1. Building
codes
2. Risk
avoidance
6. Which
of the following is defined as a measure that reduces risk through modification
in human behavior or natural processes without requiring the use of engineered
structures?
1. Risk
consequence reduction
2. Building
construction codes
3. Risk
likelihood reduction
*d. Nonstructural mitigation
7. Which
of the following is often referred to as “man controlling nature” when applied
to natural hazards?
1. Building
codes
*b. Structural mitigation
1. Home
buyout programs
2. Relocation
8. Which
of the following is an example of resistant construction?
1. A
levee
2. An
avalanche chute
*c. A house built on stilts
1. All
of the above
9. Developers
often fight the creation of strict building codes because of which of the
following reasons?
10. They
lack the technical ability to adhere to the new codes.
*b. Associated increased building costs lower their profit
margins.
1. They
do not believe in the value of strict building codes.
2. None
of the above
10. Which
of the following is one of the greatest obstacles to the success of building
codes?
*a. Lack of effective code enforcement
1. Lack
of quality building materials
2. Lack
of government support
3. Lack
of stringent enough building codes
11. Which
of the following is the most common reason that structures are relocated as a
mitigation measure?
1. Earthquakes
*b. Floods
1. Volcanoes
2. Landslides
12. Roof
straps are a mitigation measure that is effective against which of the following
hazards?
1. Floods
2. Lightning
*c. Cyclonic storms
1. Hail
13. Which
of the following mitigation measures is dependent upon an effective early
warning system?
1. Building
retrofit
2. Community
relocation
3. Risk
spreading
*d. Community shelters
14. Which
of the following mitigation measures is designed to “stop a physical force dead
in its tracks”?
*a. Barrier system
1. Retention
system
2. Deflection
system
3. All
of the above
15. Slope
terracing is a form of which of the following mitigation categories?
1. Resistant
construction
2. Structural
modification
*c. Physical modification
1. Deflection
system
16. Which
of the following is a life safety system into which redundancy may be designed?
1. Electricity
infrastructure
2. Public
health infrastructure
3. Emergency
management infrastructure
*d. All of the above
17. Denial
of service to high-risk areas is a form of which of the following nonstructural
mitigation measures?
*a. Regulatory measures
1. Community
awareness and education
2. Nonstructural
physical modification
3. Behavioral
modification
18. Which
of the following is a form of behavioral modification?
1. Building
code enforcement
*b. Environmental conservation
1. Early
warning
2. None
of the above
19. “Adverse
selection” has resulted in which of the following?
1. It
has made private lending organizations further limit the number of applicants
that qualify for their mortgages.
2. It
has caused a decrease in the effectiveness of building codes.
*c. It has made the business of hazard insurance undesirable to
many insurance companies.
1. It
has caused more people to move into high-risk areas.
20. Which
of the following is the greatest obstacle to mitigation?
*a. Cost
1. Compliance
2. Technology
3. Low
levels of public support
21. Which
of the following is a method by which mitigation options may be assessed by a
hazards risk management team?
1. STANDARD
2. SMAUG
*c. STAPLEE
1. All
of the above
22. Mitigation
measures are often identified and evaluated during the hazard identification
stage of hazards risk management.
1. True
*b. False
23. All mitigation
measures have an associated cost.
*a. True
1. False
24. Mitigation
measures that address hazard likelihood are more commonly appropriate for
technological hazards than they are for natural hazards.
*a. True
1. False
25. Mitigation
measures addressing hazard consequences assume that the hazard will occur.
*a. True
1. False
26. Natural
disaster detection systems are employed primarily to save lives.
*a. True
1. False
27. For
technological disasters, mitigation measures addressing hazard consequence tend
to address the hardening of structures and systems, and the protection of
people.
1. True
*b. False
28. Community
shelters are not an effective measure to mitigate the consequences of
landslides.
*a. True
1. False
29. Risk
avoidance is most commonly applied to technological hazards.
*a. True
1. False
30. Risk
acceptance, as a mitigation option, is most prevalent in wealthy nations.
1. True
*b. False
31. Building
codes are the primary reason for the drastic drop in the number of earthquake
deaths that have occurred over the past century.
*a. True
1. False
32. Developing
an effective emergency response capacity is a form of disaster mitigation.
*a. True
1. False
33. Mitigation
measures addressing risk likelihood are more likely to be nonstructural.
*a. True
1. False
34. It is
possible to retrofit a building roof such that it is more resistant to the
effects of hail.
*a. True
1. False
35. An
avalanche bridge is a form of a retention system.
1. True
*b. False
36. Treatment
systems seek to remove a hazard from a relied-upon natural system.
*a. True
1. False
37. Insurance
does not directly address the likelihood component of risk.
*a. True
1. False
38. Securing
furniture to building walls is a form of nonstructural mitigation.
*a. True
1. False
39. It is
impossible to control or influence hazards through nonengineered structural
means.
1. True
*b. False
40. Participation
in insurance has been known to encourage people to act more irresponsibly than
they may have without such coverage.
*a. True
1. False
41. Public
education measures are considered both structural and nonstructural mitigation
measures.
1. True
*b. False
42. The
most critical factor in assessing a risk mitigation option is to determine its
impact on reducing the identified risk or vulnerability in the community.
*a. True
1. False
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