Deck 7: Hazard Mitigation

Question 1

In order to protect structures from airborne firebrands, avoid building on sites on top of a slope or near a canyon draw. True or False?

Answer 1

True

Question 2

A guiding principle for natural hazard mitigation is:

A) Preventive actions must be decided at the federal level.
B) Private sector participation is vital
C) Long-term efforts and investments in prevention measures are ineffective.
D) Mitigation is only useful for flooding

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Property owners can change their construction practices voluntarily because of risk communication and incentives or change involuntarily because of building code requirements. True or False?

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Buildings constructed from brick, stone, or concrete masonry units respond poorly to____________.

Question 5

States must update hazard mitigation plans within _____________ months of a presidential disaster declaration as a condition for receiving federal disaster assistance.

Question 6

Land-use practices are defined by the ways people use the land. True or False?

Question 7

Among the tools available to local governments for hazard mitigation are:

A) Zoning
B) Natural disaster regulations
C) Levee piping
D) Overtopping of structures

Question 8

Local building codes are based on model building codes that are established by:

A) nongovernmental organizations
B) State government
C) Federal government
D) Local government

Question 9

Stream channelization is one of the four major types of flood control works. True or False?

Question 10

__________________are most commonly used to divert flood water past communities.

Question 11

Local governments often feel that federal and state mandates are overly restrictive and do not provide enough funding. True or False?

Question 12

A category of hazard mitigation strategy is

A) Danger control
B) Hazard source control
C) Building codes
D) Technological hazard control

Question 13

Building codes only work if the local adopting agencies are willing to____________ them.

Question 14

The United States has become less concerned with sustainability as the costs of disaster response and recovery have risen. True or False?

Question 15

The local government has little influence over land-use practices. True or False?

Question 16

One of the methods for providing protection from hydrological hazards is wet ___________.

Question 17

Structures can be significantly protected from wind damage by installing stronger than normal connections among the foundation, walls, rafters or roof trusses, and roof decking. True or False?

Question 18

Hazard mitigation is most effective when it takes place after disasters. True or False?

Question 19

Principles for protecting buildings from wind hazard do not apply to seismic protection. True or False?

Question 20

Disasters are a sign that current development practices are not viable over the long term. True or False?

Question 21

Name and describe two of the three ways the local government can influence land use practices.

Question 22

How can zoning mitigate hazards?