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, Chapter 01 Test Bank: Natural Disasters and the Human Population KEYMultiple Choice Questions
1. As the global human population increases, the death toll from natural disasters is expected to __________.
A. decrease
B. increase
C. stay about equal to the death total in 2014
D. stay about equal to the death total in 2000
E. decrease to nearly zero
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Bloom's Leve
Grada
Section: Economic Losses from Na
Topic: Economic Losses from Na
2. Based on data for the period from 1970 to 2013, __________ experienced the greatest loss of life from natural dis
A. North America
B. South America
C. Europe
D. Asia
E. Africa
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Section: Great Na
Topic: Great Na
3. The greatest insurance dollar losses related to natural disasters between 1970 and 2013 occurred in _____
A. Mexico
B. China
C. the United States
D. Pakistan
E. India
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Bloom's Leve
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Section: Economic Losses from Na
Topic: Economic Losses from Na
4. Based on insurance industry records of economic loss from natural disasters, 32 of the 40 most expensive disaste
between 1970 and 2013 were __________ .
A. weather events
B. volcanic eruptions
C. earthquakes
D. landslides
E. fires
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Bloom's Leve
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Section: Economic Losses from Na
Topic: Economic Losses from Na
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,5. The return period of a disaster is the average number of years __________ .
A. before survivors return to their homes
B. before the economy returns to pre-disaster levels
C. required to exponentially decay to zero
D. between same-sized events
E. between events of the same type, regardless of size
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Section: N
Topic: N
6. Which of the following disasters has the highest probability of causing a "10-fatality event" each year?
A. an earthquake
B. a volcanic eruption
C. a hurricane
D. a tornado
E. a flood
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Section: N
Topic: N
7. Which of the following disasters has the highest probability of causing a "1,000-fatality event" each year?
A. an earthquake
B. a volcanic eruption
C. a flood
D. a tornado
E. a hurricane
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Section: N
Topic: N
8. The rapid increase in human population during the past several centuries is an example of __________ growth.
A. linear
B. algebraic
C. parabolic
D. logarithmic
E. exponential
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Bloom's Leve
Grad
Section: Overview of Human Pop
Topic: Overview of Human Pop
9. Using the rule of 70, money invested at 5% annual interest will double in __________ years.
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, A. 70
B. 65
C. 14
D. 5
E. 35
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Section: Overview of Human Pop
Topic: Overview of Human Pop
10. Using the rule of 70, a population growth rate of 7% annually will result in doubling a population in __________ y
A. 70
B. 35
C. 10
D. 7
E. 2
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Section: Overview of Human Pop
Topic: Overview of Human Pop
11. The __________ century saw many of the intellectual advances that set the stage for the present phase of cultur
with the causes of many diseases being recognized, and the principles of public health being established.
A. eighteenth
B. sixteenth
C. fifteenth
D. seventeenth
E. fourteenth
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Section: Overview of Human Pop
Topic: Overview of Human Pop
12. In the last two or three centuries birthrates __________ .
A. have changed little, while death rates have plunged
B. and death rates have plunged
C. and death rates have skyrocketed
D. have skyrocketed, while death rates have plunged
E. and death rates remained flat
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Section: Overview of Human Pop
Topic: Overview of Human Pop
13. In 2015 the human population of the world was about __________.
A. 550 million
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