Deck 4: Mitigation in the Private Sector

Question 1

The IT Disaster Recovery Plan focuses mainly on restoring IT infrastructure and operations after a crisis.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Reactive resilience is when a society approaches the future by ensuring the status quo is heightened and making sure the current system remains resistant to change.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Social capital consists of the specific social resources that are necessary to pursue one's own unique livelihood.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

'Business continuity' refers to maintaining business functions or resuming business operations quickly in the event of a disaster or a major disruption.

Question 5

Chose the best answer to complete the following statement: The paradigm shift of creating resilient communities became more evident after Hurricane _________

A) Andrew
B) Ike
C) Sandy
D) Katrina

Question 6

In engineering, resilience refers to the ability to return to a new normal through flexibility and adaptation.

Question 7

Which of the following characteristic is required in a Public-Private Partnership?

A) be publicly accessible
B) engaged
C) sustainable
D) All of the above

Question 8

Which of the following is a primary principle of the whole community approach??

A) Understand and meet the actual needs of the community
B) Engage and empower all parts of the community
C) Strengthen what works well in a communities on a daily basis
D) All of the above

Question 9

Which of the following is not a primary asset or capital in the sustainable livelihoods framework?

A) Human
B) Social
C) Natural
D) Technological

Question 10

Chose the best answer to complete the following statement: The five primary assets or capitals in the sustainable livelihoods framework collectively referred to as _________

A) The CIA model
B) The Pentagon model
C) The Whitehouse model
D) None of the above

Question 11

Which of the following is a part of the human capital?

A) skills
B) knowledge
C) labor ability
D) all of the above

Question 12

Chose the best answer to complete the following statement: Study shows that up to _________ of businesses affected by a natural or man-made disaster never reopen.

A) 30%
B) 40%
C) 50%
D) 60%

Question 13

The private sector is usually defined as organizations and entities that are not part of any governmental structure.

Question 14

At least 50 percent of local hazard mitigation plans in California involve the use of consultants.

Question 15

Sustainable development is defined as development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

Question 16

Proactive resilience does not try to develop a system that is capable of adapting.

Question 17

The term 'resilience' is derived from the Latin word resilio, meaning "to jump back".

Question 18

Natural capital consists of the natural resource stocks from which resource flows and sources are derived.

Question 19

Which of the following is not an example of Public-Private Partnership (PPP)?

A) Citizen Corps
B) ChicagoFIRST
C) Salvation Army
D) Ready Campaign

Question 20

In 2011, FEMA introduced the "whole community" approach to promote public-private partnerships and help building community resilience.