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World-wide, for a given year, the majority of disaster costs are covered by insurance.

Select one:
a. True
b. False

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Natural hazards only become natural disasters when they intersect with an invulnerable community.

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a. True

b. False

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Emergency Management in Canada is a well established discipline

Select one:
a. True

b. False

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 A severe hazard associated with a low vulnerability has a lower risk than a severe hazard associated with a high vulnerability.

Select one:
a. True
b. False

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The Canadian Disaster Database is a website that provides information on the disasters that have occurred in Canada. The
purpose of the questions on this website is to show you how to use the database and examine historical events.

On the website, enter the “geospatial edition”, select “All of Canada”, “Meteorological – Hydrological” and “Geological” in event
type, 1900 to present (leave blank for present).
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A heat wave in 2009 has the 2 highest number of fatalities (455) of all the disasters recorded in the Canadian Disaster
Database.
Hint: Sort by fatalities to have the events listed from highest to lowest fatalities.

Select one:
a. True
b. False

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In the Canadian Disaster Database, enter the “geospatial edition”, select “All of Canada”, “Meteorological – Hydrological” and
“Geological” in event type, 1900 to present (leave blank for present).

A winter storm has the position as the highest estimated total cost at $4,635,720,433. The freezing rain caused massive power
outages affecting approximately 3,228,750 in Ontario and 1,500,000 in Quebec.
Hint: Sort by estimated total cost and select the event for more details.

Select one:
a. True

b. False

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There is a physical limit for the depth at which an earthquake might occur.

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a. True

b. False
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One tectonic cycle takes place over approximately 200 million years.

Select one:
a. True

b. False

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Scientists can compute tomographic images showing subducting plates.

Select one:
a. True
b. False

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Most faults are expressed at the surface.

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a. True

b. False

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The top layer of soil (0-50m) has a major impact on ground motion such as local site amplification, liquefaction, and landslides.

Select one:
a. True
b. False

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 The 1906 San Francisco earthquake resulted in fires that did 10 times more damage that the earthquake itself. As a result,
officials prefer to describe the event as a “human-made disaster”.

Select one:
a. True
b. False

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The Earthquakes Canada website is the federal government’s website to provides information on recent earthquakes, data for
scientists, measures for the general public, and more. In the questions associated with this website, we will explore the site’s
content.

Go to “Products / Research” (left column) and open the “Earthquakes in southwestern British Columbia” publication.

Earthquakes in the North American plate are the most shallow, and can cause the most damage.

Select one:
a. True
b. False

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At the Earthquakes Canada website, go to “Products / Research” (left column) and open the “Earthquakes in southwestern British
Columbia” publication.

This seismic region is known as the Cascadia Subduction Zone and earthquakes can occur in the subducting Juan de Fuca plate,
the over-riding Eurasian plate, and at the plate boundary.

Select one:
a. True
b. False

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Aftershocks can continue for years after the main shock earthquake event.

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a. True
b. False

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Which type of natural disaster is increasing in frequency both in Canada and worldwide?

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a. disasters caused by variations in the Earth’s magnetic field.
b. geological disasters.
c. impacts with space objects.

d. Weather related disasters

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What is the magnetic polarity of lava which cooled 2.5 Ma ago?

Hint: Check your lecture notes.

Select one:
a. Zero polarity because the Earth did not have a magnetic field at that time.
b. A mix of normal and reverse polarities depending on the minerals present.
c. Reverse polarity.
d. Normal polarity.

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Subduction occurs when:

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a. a dense lithospheric plate descends beneath a less-dense lithospheric plate.
b. a lithospheric plate moves above a hot spot.
c. new crust is formed between lithospheric plates.

d. two continents collide.

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Building a dyke is an example of:

Select one:
a. adaptation.

b. mitigation.
 c. preparedness.

d. response

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In the Canadian Disaster Database, to be defined as a “disaster”, an event must meet one of the following criteria, except:

Select one:
a. Appeal for national/international assistance.

b. 10 or more people affected/injured/infected/evacuated or homeless

c. Historical significance.
d. Significant damage such that the community cannot recover on its own.

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In the Canadian Disaster Database, geospatial edition, select “All of Canada”, Meteorological – Hydrological and Geological, 1900
to present (leave blank for present).

Amongst the top 5 events with the most evacuations, which of the following is FALSE?
Hint: Sort by evacuated to have the events listed from highest to lowest fatalities.

Select one:
a. A flash flood in Southern Alberta in 2013 forced 100 000 individuals to evacuate. The Saddledome was used as a place of
refuge for those evacuated.

b. A flood in Winnipeg, 1950, led to the evacuation of a third of the city’s population.
c. A wild fire led to the evacuation of 90 000 people from Fort McMurray, Alberta, 2016. International support was received for
this event with firefighters from the US, Mexico and South Africa assisting.

d. Severe hail and rain led to the flooding of basements and led to the evacuation of the West Edmonton Mall in 2004.

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In the All-Hazards Emergency Management approach, which of the following is FALSE?

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a. This approach can only be used to address natural disaster related issues.

b. This approach emphasizes leveraging common capabilities across the entire emergency management system.
c. This approach does not literally mean, preparing to address any and all potential hazards in existence.

d. This approach improves the ability to address unknown hazards or risks.

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Which topographic feature is formed when the seafloor is spreading?

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a. continental shelf.

b. mid-ocean ridge.

c. oceanic trench.
d. underwater mountain belt.

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During an earthquake, seismic waves are generated.

Identify the TRUE statement.

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a. Three types of waves are generated.

b. Surface waves are the fastest.

c. The P wave travels at constant speed through all materials.

d. The P and S waves from 3 seismograph stations are used to determine the epicenter.

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At the Earthquakes Canada website, go to “Stations and Data” (left column) and open the “How we record earthquakes”
document.

Identify the FALSE statement:

Select one:
a. To completely characterize the Earth’s movement, the motion must be measured in three perpendicular directions.
b. Modern day seismometers work electromagnetically with a mass suspended on springs.

c. Earthquake waves decrease in strength as they travel through the earth

d. Traditional seismographs consisted of a sensing element, called a seismometer, an amplifier, and a hardcopy display unit
often using photographic or heat-sensitive paper.

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 At the Earthquakes Canada website, go to “Products / Research” (left column) and review the “ Seismographs in Canada”
publication.

Identify the FALSE statement:

Select one:
a. Seismometers convert ground motion vibrations into an electrical signal that in turn is converted into a digital signal .
b. To record clear earthquake signals, seismometers are often installed on solid rock, far away from sources of noise such as
trucks, trains and pounding surf.
c. There are 200 seismographs continuously recording local and global earthquakes, all of which are operated by the NRC.

d. There are no seismographs in operated by the NRC in Saskatchewan.

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Regarding intensity and magnitude of an earthquake.

Identify the FALSE statement.

Select one:
a. Intensity measures the effects of an earthquake on people and infrastructure.
b. A shakemap is used to map intensity.

c. Magnitude is the amount of destruction released in an earthquake.

d. The Mercalli intensity scale is a descriptive and subjective scheme based on eyewitness accounts and damage to
infrastructure.

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The Department of Public Safety operates the “ Get Prepared ” website which provides useful tips to the public on how to prepare
for a natural distaster. We will explore this information.

Go to “Hazards and Emergencies”, “Hazards”, “Earthquakes”, and “What to expect during an earthquake”. Identify the FALSE
statement:

Select one:
a. Buildings do not automatically collapse in earthquakes.
b. If you are close to the source of a small/moderate earthquake, you may hear a bang followed by shaking.

c. Windows may break during a large earthquake.

d. In a high-rise apartment, the floors on the bottom will sway side to side during a large earthquake.

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At the “Get Prepared ” website, go to “Hazards and Emergencies”, “Hazards”, “Earthquakes”, and “What to do: During an
Earthquake”.
 Identify the FALSE statement:

Select one:
a. During an earthquake, you should drop under heavy furniture or under a doorway.

b. Stay inside if you are indoors and stay outside if you are outdoors.
c. If you are in a car, do not get out if downed power lines lay on top of the car.

d. During an earthquake, stay away from windows.

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You work for a condo developer and wish to build your next condo in the city with the lowest seismic hazard. Given the options
below, you choose.

Select one:
a. Victoria, BC
b. Montreal, QC
c. Regina, SK

d. Halifax, NB

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