Quiz on 3.2 Tectonics

How can land use planning reduce exposure to hazards?

• By regulating the development and use of land

• By increasing vulnerability to tectonic hazards

• By encouraging development in high-risk areas

• By ignoring hazard maps

Answer explanation

Land use planning can reduce exposure to hazards by regulating the development and use of land, ensuring that structures are built in safer areas and following guidelines to mitigate risks.

What do hazard maps help to identify?

• Areas with no risk of disasters

• Areas prone to tectonic hazards

• Areas with high commercial value

• Areas with high social use

Answer explanation

Hazard maps help identify areas prone to tectonic hazards, not areas with no risk of disasters, high commercial value, or high social use.

What is the key aim of land use planning in reducing exposure to tectonic hazards?

• To increase the community's vulnerability

• To ignore hazard maps

• To control and minimize development in high-risk areas

• To encourage development in high-risk areas

Answer explanation

The key aim of land use planning in reducing exposure to tectonic hazards is to control and minimize development in high-risk areas.

What is the purpose of hazard-resistant building designs?

• To increase the vulnerability of buildings

• To strengthen community resilience

• To ignore seismic waves

• To encourage building collapse

Answer explanation

Hazard-resistant building designs aim to strengthen community resilience by reducing vulnerability to natural disasters.

What is a feature of earthquake-resistant building designs?

• Ignoring the need for diagonal cross braces

• Using heavy materials to increase vulnerability

• Using shock absorbers to absorb vibrations

• Avoiding any reinforcement in buildings

Answer explanation

Using shock absorbers helps earthquake-resistant building designs by absorbing vibrations and reducing the impact of seismic waves on the structure.

How do monitoring and warning systems help reduce vulnerability?

• By encouraging people to stay in high-risk areas

• By ignoring seismic waves

• By providing advance warning of tectonic hazards

• By increasing the community's susceptibility to hazards

Answer explanation

Monitoring and warning systems help reduce vulnerability by providing advance warning of tectonic hazards, allowing people to take necessary precautions and evacuate high-risk areas.

What is the purpose of Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) systems?

• To avoid monitoring tectonic hazards

• To increase the likelihood of building collapse

• To provide advance warning of seismic waves

• To encourage people to ignore evacuation

Answer explanation

The purpose of Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) systems is to provide advance warning of seismic waves, allowing people to take safety measures before the earthquake hits.

How does increasing preparedness for response and recovery build community resilience?

• By avoiding education on hazards

• By encouraging people to get trapped in collapsed buildings

• By being unprepared for disasters

• By knowing what to do in the event of a hazard

Answer explanation

Increasing preparedness for response and recovery builds community resilience by ensuring that people know what to do in the event of a hazard, thus enabling them to respond effectively and recover quicker.

What is a strategy to increase preparedness for disasters?

• Avoiding first-aid training

• Ignoring public awareness of hazards

• Conducting evacuation drills

• Encouraging people to be unprepared

Answer explanation

Conducting evacuation drills is a strategy to increase preparedness for disasters by practicing and preparing individuals for emergency situations.

How did schools in Kamaishi city prepare for the 2011 earthquake and tsunami?

• By not having any disaster prevention education programmes

• By discouraging evacuation drills

• By being unaware of the tsunami inundation zones

• By having disaster prevention education programmes and evacuation drills

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'By having disaster prevention education programmes and evacuation drills' as schools in Kamaishi city prepared for the 2011 earthquake and tsunami by implementing these measures.