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Disaster Planning: Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment

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What does hazard identification and mapping serve as the foundation for?

Data analysis and presentation

Decision making for prevention, mitigation, and response (correct)

Social class and geography analysis

Identification of dangerous items in a community

Which method do planners use to identify events most likely to affect a community?

Risk assessment

Vulnerability analysis

Tropical cyclone tracks

Hazard identification and mapping (correct)

What does hazard assessment begin with?

Vulnerability analysis

Identification of dangerous items

Social class and geography analysis

Data collection (correct)

Which map shows how the frequency and strength of extreme windstorms vary across a country?

Green: Tropical and Subtropical Wind Zone Map Signup and view all the answers

What do cyclone/storm surge hazard maps show?

Areas of different inundations expressed in meters Signup and view all the answers

What do inundation maps translate flood data into?

Operational maps communicating risk and consequences of flooding Signup and view all the answers

What does the epicenter map show?

The location where an earthquake starts Signup and view all the answers

What does the seismic zoning map project?

Frequency and intensity of expected earthquakes Signup and view all the answers

What does the vulnerability analysis determine?

Most likely to be affected by disasters and their capacity to deal with the effects Signup and view all the answers

What does social vulnerability relate to?

Emotional aspect of single parent families Signup and view all the answers

What is economic vulnerability focused on evaluating?

Risk of hazards causing losses to economic assets Signup and view all the answers

What is the risk assessment in relation to disaster specifically described as?

Probability that a disaster will occur Signup and view all the answers

What does the hazard assessment attempt to specify?

Probability of an event occurring in a certain area Signup and view all the answers

What does the landslide hazard map determine?

Distance where the landslide will travel Signup and view all the answers

What does the risk assessment evaluate?

The probability that a disaster will occur Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of the vulnerability analysis?

Determining who is most likely to be affected by disasters Signup and view all the answers