Quiz: Intro to World Disasters

A disaster is an event which

• someone dies

• A few buildings are damaged

• causes major damage and/or deaths

• causes the world as we know it to end

Answer explanation

The end of the world is sometimes called the Apocalypse or Armageddon which would be the biggest type of disaster possible.

Which of the following is an example of a natural disaster

• oil spill

• terrorist attack

• tornado

• a nuclear bomb

Answer explanation

also called twisters

The difference between a disaster and a catastrophe is that a catastrophe is

• larger, kills a huge number people, and effects are world wide

• smaller in size, death, and destruction

• a local event

• Fake

Which of following is not one of the areas of study to reduce risk of a disaster event

• Prediction

• Prevention

• Pretending

• Responding

Something that is at risk of being harmed or injured can be described as

• dumb

• vulnerable

• altruistic

• Debris

Which of the following is an example of a human caused disaster?

• volcanic eruption

• asteroid from outer space

• hurricane

• pollution

The scientific understanding of an event can make us less vulnerable to a disaster for all the following reasons except

• stops people from living there

• we can better predict where and when it will happened

• prevent the disaster from happening

• know how to better prepare

The super tornado outbreak of 1974 was disastrous mainly because

• No accurate prediction

• People didn’t know how to respond

• Widespread tornadoes

• All of the above

From the video “Disaster Planet”, why did the avalanche cause so much damage and death?

• no steps were take to prevent disaster

• There was no “safe zone” established

• Scientists underestimated the size and power of possible avalanches

• Not aware avalanches were possible in area

Answer explanation

In the mountains of the western United States, there are about 100,000 avalanches each year. Avalanches kill more than 150 people worldwide each year.

From the video “Disaster Planet”, during the Kobe Japan earthquake, what was responsible for much of the death and destruction

• Collapsed buildings

• Fires

• No local government response plan

• All of the above