Deck 7: Vulnerability Assessment and Impact Analysis

Question 1

In the U.S., 'replacement value' is usually expressed in what terms?

A) Cost per square mile
B) Km per hour
C) Cost per square foot
D) All of the above

Answer 1

C

Question 2

National Monuments and Icons is a critical infrastructure sector and considered to be a Key Asset.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Complete the following sentence by selecting the combination of words below that makes it a true statement: The potential for terrorism is nearly ________; which is especially true when one imagines a terrorist group utilizing deadly man-made substances against _______ targets.

A) negligible; soft
B) unlimited; hard
C) unlimited; soft
D) None of the above

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Vulnerability assessment is a process to identify, evaluate and assess our susceptibility to natural and technological hazards.

Question 5

Hazard Vulnerability Assessment for man-made (technological) hazards begins by looking within a community for where these hazards exist.

Question 6

Complete the following statement by choosing the most correct response below: Once hazards are identified, the next step in hazard analysis is to develop ______________.

A) hazard vulnerability spectrum
B) hazard event profiles
C) mitigation plans
D) corrective actions requirements

Question 7

What is 'replacement value?'

A) the current cost of returning a physical asset to its pre-damaged condition
B) the value one subjectively places on the loss of human life
C) the amount you charge FEMA for your direct losses
D) None of the above

Question 8

The terms 'hazard' and 'risk' are interchangeable because they have the same meaning when it comes to hazard analysis.

Question 9

Complete the following statement by choosing the best response below: Hazard-specific information and location of community assets can be overlaid using _____ to aid in the analysis of the impact of hazards.

A) Information Technology Services, International
B) HAZMUS
C) Simulation Training Matrices
D) Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Question 10

Globally, approximately what percentage of all terrorist acts involve incendiary and Improvised Explosive Devices (IED)?

A) 80%
B) 40%
C) 10%
D) 55%

Question 11

In the context of hazard analysis, what are "assets"?

A) only critical infrastructure
B) cost of businesses in annual revenue
C) features of a community that have value
D) All of the above

Question 12

A rating of '1' for the Probability of Occurrence of a hazard in a Hazard Vulnerability Matrix indicates that we should expect that hazard to occur on average at least once each year.

Question 13

Human losses from hazard events are difficult to calculate.

Question 14

A base map is very important in conducting vulnerability assessment.

Question 15

The history of previous hazard events for each hazard helps estimate the likelihood or probability of future events.

Question 16

Communications is not considered to be critical infrastructure because the term is too broad and applies mainly to the private sector?

Question 17

What is the term used to express the cost for a business or service to be relocated to another structure because of a hazard event?

A) dispensation cost
B) dilemma cost
C) reimbursement cost
D) displacement cost

Question 18

What would be a good source of data for man-made hazards?

A) FEMA data registry
B) local industry (rail roads, pipeline operators, truck carriers)
C) NSA repository
D) Library of Congress

Question 19

Hazard vulnerability analysis (HVA) for technological hazards is accomplished in a very different manner than one would perform an HVA for natural hazards.

Question 20

What software tool can be used to estimate loss from floods, earthquakes and hurricanes for any region in the United States?

A) SPARKS
B) CONTENT+
C) HAZUS
D) All of the above