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Urban Planning is an interdisciplinary course that explores the theories, principles, and practices involved in the development and organization of urban spaces. Students will examine the historical evolution of cities, the socio-economic and environmental challenges associated with urban growth, and the strategies used to create sustainable, equitable, and livable communities. Key topics include land use planning, transportation systems, housing policy, urban design, zoning regulations, and citizen participation in the planning process. Through case studies and practical exercises, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of how to shape urban environments that effectively meet the needs of diverse populations.
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Natural Hazards 4th Edition by Edward A. Keller
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Natural Hazards
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Q1) Why is the rock cycle considered a "cycle"?
A) Rock goes from one form to the next in a very strict order.
B) Rock material is constantly being recycled into different forms or back to magma.
C) Rocks are round like a cycle.
D) Rocks periodically change on a set time scale.
E) It describes one form that rocks can take in their lifetimes.
Answer: B
Q2) Which of the following is <b>NOT</b> a reactive response to Hurricane Katrina?
A) Avoid rebuilding in the areas of New Orleans that are below sea level
B) Homes are rebuilt.
C) People are given counseling for fears that they may still have.
D) Communication lines are restored.
E) Money is given by the government to rebuilt small businesses.
Answer: A
Q3) The wealthiest countries generally have fewer deaths from natural disasters than poorer countries.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Internal Structure of the Earth and Plate
Tectonics
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Q1) The youngest seafloor rocks are found
A) nearest to the mid-ocean ridges.
B) nearest to the continental shelves.
C) evenly distributed throughout the ocean.
D) underneath the continents.
E) where the ocean is the flattest.
Answer: A
Q2) Which of the following best describes the internal structure of the earth?
A) An orange, it has a thin peel with a solid, but watery inside.
B) A bowling ball, it is completely solid all the way through.
C) An egg, it is solid at the core, surrounded by liquid and then a hard outer shell.
D) A geode, it is hollow at the center with a strong, hard, outside layer.
E) A chocolate covered cherry, it is solid at the core surrounded by a liquid layer and semi-solid layer, then covered in a thin solid coating.
Answer: E
Q3) The Earth is composed of layers that have different properties.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Earthquakes
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Q1) You can determine the location of the epicenter of an earthquake by analyzing seismograph data from any single location.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Explain why fires are associated with earthquakes.
Answer: Earthquake shaking and surface displacements can break electrical power and natural gas lines, thus starting fires. The threat from fire increases because firefighting equipment may be damaged; streets, roads, and bridges may be blocked; and essential water mains broken. In individual homes and other buildings, appliances such as gas water heaters may be knocked over, causing gas leaks that are ignited.
Q3) What causes megathrust earthquakes?
A) Strike-slip faults from subduction
B) Strike-slip faults from a transform plate boundary
C) normal faults at a divergent plate boundary
D) subduction at a convergent plate boundary
E) These are intraplate earthquakes.
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Tsunamis
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Q1) Explain how asteroids and volcanic eruptions are linked with tsunamis.
Q2) There are no natural service functions of tsunamis; they only cause negative impacts such as death and destruction.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which shorelines are at greatest risk for tsunamis?
A) All shorelines have a similar risk for tsunamis.
B) Near hotspots
C) Near transform plate boundaries
D) Near subduction zones
E) Near mid-ocean ridges
Q4) Which of the following describes what happens to tsunami waves as they move towards the shore?
A) Increase in amplitude and decrease in speed
B) Decrease in amplitude and increase in speed
C) Decrease in both amplitude and speed
D) Increase in both amplitude and speed
Q5) Before a tsunami arrives, sea level often drops exposing the seafloor.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Volcanoes
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Q1) In which of the following tectonic plate settings are volcanoes typically <b>NOT</b> found?
A) Mid-ocean ridge
B) Continental rift
C) Subduction zone
D) Transform fault
E) Hotspot
Q2) Where does tephra come from?
A) It is the volcanic rock and lava blasted into the air or carried by gases.
B) It is from the inner part of a gently erupted lava flow.
C) It represents broken pieces of the volcano and is produced by weathering and erosion.
D) It is mud associated with a mudflow that was triggered by a volcanic eruption.
Q3) Which type of magma typically results in the greatest explosive events?
A) Basaltic
B) Andesitic
C) Rhyolitic
D) Pahoehoe
E) Aa
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Chapter 6: Flooding
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Q1) Which of the following will tend to <b>REDUCE</b> the size of a river flood?
A) High amount of precipitation in a drainage basin
B) High rate at which the precipitation soaks into the ground
C) Fast rate at which the runoff moves towards the river
D) High amount of moisture in the soil (water-saturated soil)
Q2) Explain the role of rivers in the rock cycle.
Q3) Which of the following is <b>NOT</b> an example of how urbanization influences a river or stream?
A) Urbanization decreases rainwater infiltration into the ground and therefore increases the frequency of floods.
B) Urbanization decreases rainwater infiltration into the ground and therefore increases the magnitude of floods.
C) Urbanization decreases flood lag time by the network of street sewers.
D) Urbanization increases rainstorm frequency and therefore increases the frequency of floods.
Q4) Flash floods are most common on the floodplains of large meandering rivers.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Explain how a floodplain forms.
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Chapter 7: Mass Wasting
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Q1) How do drains help to prevent landslides?
A) Drains keep water at the surface, so that only the upper part of the slope is saturated.
B) Drains divert water away from the slope.
C) Drains pull water deeper into the base of the slope.
D) Drains anchor the soil to the ground keeping it from sliding.
E) Drains do not prevent landslides.
Q2) The Portuguese Bend landslide in California involved an area with weak sedimentary rock that has bedding parallel to the slope and a cliff at the front edge where ocean waves eroded into the cliff.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is <b>NOT</b> a way in which water contributes to slope failure?
A) Water adds cohesion between the grains of the soil causing it to become unstable.
B) Water adds weight to a slope increasing the driving force.
C) Water can erode the base of a slope decreasing stability.
D) Water can mix with the soil causing debris flows.
E) Water can infiltrate slopes causing slumps.
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Chapter 8: Subsidence and Soils
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Q1) Sinkholes usually form when the ground becomes wet and things sink into them after a big rainstorm.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The distinct layers of a soil are called soil horizons.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Explain the basics of how sinkholes are formed in an area.
Q4) Weathering is the physical and chemical breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces and is involved in soil development.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The soil classification scheme created by soil scientists is based solely on the abundance of sand vs. clay.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Describe what is meant by weakly developed versus well-developed soil. Give two examples to explain your answer.
Q7) Describe how volcanoes are associated with land subsidence.
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Chapter 9: Atmosphere and Severe Weather
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Q1) What part of the day usually has the highest relative humidity?
A) Just before sunrise
B) At sunset
C) At noon
D) At midnight
E) Relative humidity stays the same all day
Q2) What is the weather that is generally associated with high pressure systems?
A) Cool and clear
B) Warm and cloudy
C) Warm and rainy
D) Cool and stormy
E) Cool and snowing
Q3) Which natural hazard affects more people than any other?
A) Lightning
B) Tornadoes
C) Dust storms
D) Drought
E) Blizzards
Q4) Explain what happens to the solar radiation as it travels to the Earth's surface.
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Chapter 10: Hurricanes and Extratropical Cyclones
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Q1) Where is the calmest part of the storm?
A) Rain bands
B) Eye walls
C) Eye
D) Just outside the rain bands
E) In the northwest corner of the storm
Q2) Why are hurricanes uncommon on the equator?
A) It is too hot there.
B) The upper atmosphere is too cold there.
C) There is too much wind there.
D) There is not enough evaporation there.
E) There is too little Coriolis Effect there.
Q3) Which way do winds around a low pressure system in the Northern Hemisphere blow?
A) Clockwise
B) Counter-clockwise
C) Northeast
D) Northwest
E) Landward
Q4) Name the areas of the United States (including Alaska and Canada) that are not at risk for hurricanes. Explain why these are not at risk.
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Chapter 11: Coastal Hazards
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Q1) The Louisiana coastline on the Gulf of Mexico is probably more vulnerable to coastal hazards than a coastline in northern California. Which statement best explains why this is?
A) The Louisiana coastline is subsiding.
B) The water in the Gulf is warmer.
C) The currents in the Gulf are stronger.
D) The recent oil spill made Louisiana more vulnerable to waves.
E) The beach sand is finer grained and more easily removed by currents in Louisiana.
Q2) If you are on the beach on the edge of the water looking out at people sunbathing, you are probably looking towards the berm.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A rogue wave is a wave that pulls a person out into the ocean rather than towards the shore.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Relative sea level fluctuates constantly throughout the day.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Climate and Climate Change
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Q1) Volcanoes are capable of causing short-term global climate change.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is <b>NOT</b> an important part of how the atmosphere is warmed through the greenhouse effect?
A) Radiation from the Sun is absorbed by the Earth's surface.
B) Infrared radiation is emitted from the Earth's surface.
C) Infrared radiation is absorbed by carbon dioxide.
D) Infrared radiation is re-emitted by carbon dioxide.
E) Radiation from the sun is reflected by the Earth's surface.
Q3) How have global temperatures changed over the last 800,000 years?
A) They have been constant.
B) They have been increasing.
C) They have been decreasing.
D) They have increased and decreased many times.
E) There is no way to know how global temperatures have changed with our current knowledge.
Q4) Once glaciers retreat and melt away, they can never come back.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Wildfires
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Q1) For the past century, wildfire suppression in the U.S. has been remarkably successful in suppressing damage from wildfire.
A)True
B)False
Q2) It is possible to have wildfires in the rainforest. How is this possible? Under what conditions will wildfires occur?
Q3) Wildfires are mostly caused by people and can be prevented through more education.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Florida is the only U.S. state that has never experienced wildfire.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Before a wildfire actually starts to burn, the fuel needs to be at a favorable temperature and humidity.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Explain what happens to fuel during the preignition phase.
Q7) Describe some of the positive effects of wildfires.
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Chapter 14: Impacts and Extinctions
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Q1) What is the difference between an asteroids, meteor, and comet?
Q2) There is actually a high risk from an asteroid impact. Explain why this is. Next, since the risk is so high, what kind of public awareness of asteroid impact should there be?
Describe the measures that should be taken to increase public awareness or explain why it would not be necessary.
Q3) The Tunguska Event in Siberia produced one of the largest and best preserved impact craters on the Earth.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Approximately how old is the Sun?
A) 14 billion years old
B) 14 million years old
C) 5 billion years old
D) 5 million years old
E) 5 thousand years old
Q5) Comets are dust-sized objects that completely vaporize upon entering the Earth's atmosphere.
A)True
B)False
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