2024 Fellow Orientation

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

Tornado damage

Tsunami damage

Hurricane/ Typhoon event

Damage by waves

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

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 interviewee 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 a new lifestyle

Knowledge gained in hazard mitigation

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