Urban Planning for Emergencies Practice Questions
Course Introduction
Urban Planning for Emergencies explores the principles, strategies, and tools essential for preparing urban areas to effectively respond to and recover from disasters and crises. The course examines the integration of emergency management into urban planning processes, risk assessment, and infrastructure resilience. Students analyze real-world case studies, identify vulnerabilities in city systems, and evaluate urban policies designed to mitigate the impacts of natural and human-made hazards. Emphasis is placed on community engagement, interagency coordination, and the development of adaptive, sustainable urban environments that can withstand and quickly recover from emergencies.
Recommended Textbook
Introduction to Emergency Management 5th Edition by George Haddow
Available Study Resources on Quizplus
9 Chapters
192 Verified Questions
192 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/study-set/853
Page 2
Chapter 1: The Historical Context of Emergency Management
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
16 Verified Questions
16 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/16995
Sample Questions
Q1) The federal government responds to disasters when state governments are overwhelmed.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q2) Local and state civil defense directors were the first recognized face of emergency management in the United States.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q3) The National Flood Insurance Program was established by the Federal Flood Reduction Act of 1968.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q4) During the Cold War years of the 1950s,there were few major natural disasters.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Page 3
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 2: Natural and Technological Hazards and Risk Assessment
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
22 Verified Questions
22 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/16996
Sample Questions
Q1) Hurricanes are commonly described using which of the following scales?
A) Saffir-Simpson Scale
B) Modified Mercalli Scale
C) Fujita-Pearson Scale
D) Richter Scale
Answer: A
Q2) Which of the following is not a stage in the development of a hurricane?
A) Tropical Wave
B) Tropical Inversion
C) Tropical Depression
D) Tropical Storm
Answer: B
Q3) Historically,which of the following have been the principal contributors to the loss of life and injuries and the property and infrastructure damage caused by hurricanes?
A) Storm surge and high winds
B) Overtopping and breaching of levees and business interruption
C) Flooding and civil disobedience (including looting)
D) High winds and erosion
Answer: A
Page 4
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 3: The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Mitigation
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
22 Verified Questions
22 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/16997
Sample Questions
Q1) Which of the following federal agencies provides hazard maps?
A) FEMA
B) USGS
C) DOT
D) a and b
Answer: D
Q2) One of the most cost-effective means of addressing risk is the enactment of building codes that require rehabilitation of existing potentially hazardous structures.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Mitigation has resulted in decreased social and economic costs of disasters in the United States.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Page 5
Chapter 4: The Disciplines of Emergency Management:
Preparedness
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
22 Verified Questions
22 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/16998
Sample Questions
Q1) The Emergency Management Institute provides a nationwide training program of resident and nonresident courses.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is not a component of the preparedness cycle as depicted by the FEMA National Preparedness Directorate?
A) Planning
B) Organize / Equipment
C) Evaluation / Improvement
D) All of the above are included in the cycle
Q3) Nationwide planning efforts are currently guided by which FEMA doctrine?
A) Comprehensive Planning Guide - 101
B) National Planning Guide (NPG)
C) Domestic Planning Guidance
D) All of the above
Q4) The National Level Exercises (NLE)were once referred to by which acronym?
A) TIPMAN
B) TIPTOP
C) TOPOFF
D) None of the above
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 6
Chapter 5: The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Communications
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
22 Verified Questions
22 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/16999
Sample Questions
Q1) A good communications strategy considers the requirements of all internal and external customers.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following FEMA directors was known as a great communicator?
A) Joe Allbaugh
B) Louis Guiffrida
C) James Lee Witt
D) John Macy
Q3) Which of the following assumptions is not typically considered a critical component of the foundation of an effective disaster communication strategy?
A) Customer Focus
B) Leadership Commitment
C) Media Partnership
D) Command Structure
Q4) Ushahidi was a crisis mapping website that was used extensively after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.
A)True
B)False
Page 7
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 6: The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Response
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
22 Verified Questions
22 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/17000
Sample Questions
Q1) If a disaster is so large that it overwhelms the local capacity to respond,the local government can appeal to the President for a Presidential Disaster Declaration.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What emergency officials normally respond to the minor disasters that occur every day in communities throughout the United States?
A) Firefighters
B) Police officers
C) Emergency Medical Technicians
D) All of the above
Q3) Unified Command is used when there is a multiagency response.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The NRF includes private sector entities.
A)True
B)False
Q5) EMAC is a mutual aid system that exists at the State level.
A)True
B)False
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 8
Chapter 7: The Disciplines of Emergency Management: Recovery
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
22 Verified Questions
22 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/17001
Sample Questions
Q1) Decisions during recovery are predominantly driven by local government.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which Emergency Support Function (of the National Response Framework)addressed long-term community recovery and mitigation needs prior to being superseded by the National Disaster Recover Framework?
A) ESF#3
B) ESF#7
C) ESF#14
D) ESF#18
Q3) The National Response Framework is no longer used to coordinate long-term recovery activities.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Some components of the Individuals and Households Program may be administered by the local government.
A)True
B)False
Page 9
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 8: International Disaster Management
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
22 Verified Questions
22 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/17002
Sample Questions
Q1) Disaster management programs in poor countries are most commonly viewed as superfluous because of which of the following reasons
A) Their governments are corrupt
B) Disasters are going to occur no matter what you do
C) Disasters are chance events and not guaranteed to happen
D) It costs more to mitigate a disaster than to recover from it
Q2) A disaster requires the involvement of the international community of responders only after a nation's capability to respond has become overwhelmed.
A)True
B)False
Q3) State sovereignty need not be considered when a state is at civil war and no recognizable government exists.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The wealthiest nations of the world suffer the greatest impact of nature's fury.
A)True
B)False
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 9: Emergency Management and the Terrorist Threat
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
22 Verified Questions
22 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/17003
Sample Questions
Q1) The bombing of the USS Cole was not necessarily an act of terrorism.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Emergency management is a discipline that is based on which of the following?
A) Capabilities
B) Risk
C) Funding
D) Terrorism
Q3) According to the Arlington County After-Action Report,which of the following is a capability of the Arlington County Fire Department that should be emulated by other departments?
A) ICS and Unified Command
B) Self-Dispatching
C) Fixed and Mobile Command and Control Facilities
D) Communications
Q4) The Homeland Security Advisory System replaced the National Terrorism Advisory System.
A)True
B)False
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 11