Cohort 4 Orientation Questions

Which of these statements is FALSE about the National Science Foundation

• NSF is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950

• NSF funds projects in fundamental science, engineering, & medical sciences

• NSF advances knowledge to sustain global leadership

• NSF supports basic research to create knowledge that transforms the future

In the context of disaster management, what does TEK stand for?

• Traditional Equality of Knowledge

• Technical Equality of Knowledge

• Technical Ecological Knowledge

• Traditional Ecological Knowledge

True or False - Cascadia extends from Northern California through Oregon and Washington to Vancouver Island, Canada.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What is NOT a social dimension of risk?

• Vulnerability

• Resilience

• Integrated Probabilistic Modeling

• Disaster justice

How many research teams does the Cascadia CoPes Hub have?

• 2

• 6

• 5

• 4

After you interview a person, what is the next step for analyzing data from the interview?

• Identify patterns and themes from the data

• Call the interviewer for a part 2 interview

• Create a coding manual and start coding the transcript

• Transcribe (type out by listening to interview audio)

True or False - Geographic Information System (GIS) is a type of database containing geographic data used to create maps

• TRUE

• FALSE

What is the best way to describe 'adaptive capacity' of a community?

• The ability of a community to prepare for stresses and changes in advance

• Adapting to one's maximum capacity

• One's capacity to adapt to new lifestyle

• Knowledge gained in hazard mitigation

In the context of disaster management, what are the researchers trying to simulate here?

• Tornado damage

• Tsunami damage

• Hurricane/typhoon event

• Damage by waves