Public education plays an important role in reducing the effect of disasters by ____.
a. increasing support of federal disaster relief
b. encouraging homeowners to accept more responsibility for disaster losses than businesses
c. making the public aware of dangers they may not understand fully
d. teaching people about the natural hazards in many different areas of the country
e. increasing local property taxes to pay for education programs
Question 2Federal disaster assistance can be counterproductive because it ____.
a. usually supplies money only to isolated, hazard-prone areas, while most taxpayers live in areas free of hazards
b. is an intrusive restriction on the ability of insurance companies to collect premium payments
c. allows affected people to rebuild homes without following new building codes
d. only addresses immediate needs like food and water, without helping replace economic losses
e. repays losses due to natural disasters without providing an incentive to avoid future disasters
Question 3A town on the ocean has beautiful beaches that generate considerable tourist income. The effect of ocean currents and storms has reduced the width of the beach near the town center, and the government is considering several mitigation ideas. Which action would be the LEAST appropriate response?
a. Build picnic structures and parking at other beaches up and down the shore.
b. Give tax breaks to companies that develop tourist activities that do not depend on the beach.
c. Make a small increase in the hotel tax and use the money to dredge sand from offshore and build the central beach back up.
d. Build a large rock jetty that blocks the currents around the central beach.
e. Erect a pavilion beside the central beach to host music festivals and public events.
Question 4Which type of disaster is NOT commonly covered by insurance?
a. hurricane
b. landslide
c. flood
d. earthquake
e. windstorm
Question 5Which scenario is an example of a feedback effect?
a. An earthquake triggers a landslide.
b. A swarm of small earthquakes was observed before the eruption of Mt. St. Helens.
c. Melting arctic ice generates warm water which melts more ice.
d. A flood occurs in a populated area, causing more damage as a result.
e. A storm front creates hazards from lightning and tornadoes.
Question 6Moderate events can become unexpectedly larger disasters if ____.
a. they are cyclic events that have grown stronger with time
b. more than one type of event occurs at the same time, amplifying the effect
c. precursor events are detected
d. they are not cyclic events
e. insurance companies have overestimated the cost of the event
Question 7Very often, when individuals or governments attempt to control dangers from natural events in one place, the effort ____.
a. creates an equilibrium that prevents the danger
b. transfers the danger to a different place
c. removes an equilibrium and increases the danger
d. controls the event so that its effect is minor
e. violates individual rights
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