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Emergency Management Knowledge Quiz

Test your knowledge on emergency management concepts, disasters, and safety protocols with our comprehensive quiz! This quiz consists of 44 multiple-choice questions covering a wide range of topics essential for professionals and enthusiasts alike.

Learn about historical disasters and management practices.
Understand the impact of natural hazards.
Challenge yourself with questions on emergency preparedness and response.

44 Questions11 MinutesCreated by ManagingCrisis249

The costliest disaster in U.S. History and one of the deadliest in terms of lives lost and injuries sustained was Hurricane Katrina

True

False

The concept of serving pilgrims in Makkah formed the nucleus of the first emergency management plans in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

True

False

In 1985, a Royal Decree by King Faisal dissolved the General Security and Fire Services, and instead formed the current GDCD

True

False

Performance -based design and construction are becoming more critical, especially when building in earthquake-prone areas

True

False

………….show us in bold fashion the full limits of an emergency management organization’s capabilities

Disasters

Grant schemes

Civil defense

Mitigation assumes the occurrence of an event, whereas preparedness attempts to prevent the event altogether

True

False

Hurricane Katrina resulted in the displacement of over ………

1.3 million people

3 million people

30 million people

When the response requirements of an emergency event exceed the capabilities of those established emergency services in one or more critical areas the event is classified as ………

A disaster

A catastrophe

A hazard

An emergency

The development of emergency management plans in Saudi Arabia started more than ……

80 years ago

50 years

200 years ago

The MMI scale, assigns a single number to quantify the strength and effect of an earthquake across the entire area.

True

False

Emergency management is a full-fledged profession involving…………...

Public, private, volunteer and international sector

Public, private, volunteer sector only

Public and private sector only

The effectiveness of the saher cameras is identified as a potential challenge in emergency management

True

False

Citizens and residents who are willing to help with the GDCD tasks during times of increased demand, are referred to as………

Volunteers

Executives

Board members

An overabundance of water that engulfs dry land and property that is normally dry is referred to as ……

Floods

Cyclones

Hurricanes

Earthquake

……………….is wave or series of waves that is generated by a mass displacement of sea or lake water

Tsunamis

Tornadoes

Earthquakes

Volcanos

In Saudi Arabia, it is estimated that approximately ……. Of fire accidents occurred in residential buildings

65%

75%

85%

……………….contains the most comprehensive information about the community, its risks, its statutory authorities

The base plan

Functional annexes

Hazard annexes

……………..usually result from intense storms dropping large amounts of rain within a brief period

Flash floods

Heavy rains

Thunderstorm

The costliest disaster in U.S. History in pure dollar figures and one of the deadliest in terms of lives lost and injuries sustained was Hurricane Katrina

True

False

…………….is the process through which all hazards that have or could affect an area of focus are identified and described

Hazard identification

Hazard analysis

Hazard management

The most common reason for dam construction include

Flood control and irrigation

Tourism and recreation

Power generation

………………. Is a break in the earth’s crust through which molten rock from beneath the earth’s surface (magma) erupts

Volcanic eruption

Tornadoes

Tsunamis

Cyclonic storms that begin as tropical waves and grow in intensity and size, with sustained winds measuring 74 mph or more

Hurricanes

Earthquakes

Floods

………………is a sudden, rapid shaking of the earth’s crust that is caused by the breaking and shifting of rock beneath the earth’s surface

Earthquake

Volcanic eruption

None of the answers

Emerging areas of ………………. Include special assessment districts, impact fees, and transfer of development rights

Financial tools

Financial in-capabilities

None of the answers

……………….is a rapidly rotating vortex or funnel of air extending ground-ward from a cumulonimbus cloud, exhibiting wind speeds of up to 300 miles per hour

Tornadoes

Tsunamis

Volcanos

The category of wild land fires which burn through the forest canopy high above the ground is known as

Crown fires

Surface fires

Ground fires

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