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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
Fire brigade in KSA was formed in Makkah in 1907
True
False
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
Hazard identification is the foundation of all emergency management activities.
True
False
Tsunamis are not usually generated by undersea earthquakes
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
Safe rooms is an example of a technology used for tornadoes
True
False
Natural hazards are not often intensified in scope and scale by human activities.
True
False
Over one billion people worldwide live in seismic zones
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
Earthquakes do not cause secondary fire hazards
True
False
GIS refers to Geographic Information Systems
True
False
Performance -based design and construction are becoming more critical, especially when building in earthquake-prone areas
True
False
Land -use planning was one of the earliest tools used to encourage mitigation
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
Mitigation involves land-use planners; construction and building officials
True
False
Hurricane Katrina resulted in the displacement of over ………
1.3 million people
3 million people
30 million people
The Fujita-Pearson is used to measure
Tornadoes
Tsunamis
Floods
Fires
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
King Fahad ordered a reform of the GDCD’s structure, goals and responsibilities in……
1987
1927
1997
1977
The profession of emergency management did not exist 50 years ago
True
False
Community disruption is one of the characteristics of disasters.
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
The Saffir – Simpson scale is used to describe ……
Hurricanes
Earthquakes
Floods
Tornadoes
……………….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%
Over one billion people worldwide live in seismic zones
True
False
……………….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
The worst nuclear accident to date occurred in
Chernobyl, Ukraine
Fukushima, Japan
Three mile island, USA
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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