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14 Cards in this Set
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During the last half of the 20th century, earthquakes, tsunami, and ____ account for the majority of deaths from natural disasters.
a. volcanic eruptions b. floods c. landslides d. hurricanes e. tornadoes |
d. hurricanes
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Based on data for the period from 1947 to 1980, the continent of _____ experienced the greatest loss of life from natural disasters.
a.north america b. south america c. europe d. asia e. africa |
d. asia
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The greatest insurance dollar losses as a result of natural disasters in the last three decades of the 20th century occured in _____.
a. mexico b. china c. the united states d. pakistan e. india |
c. the united states
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Which of the followinf 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. tornado e. a hurricane |
e. a hurricane
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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 |
e. exponential
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The _____ century saw many of the intellectual advances that set the stage for the present phase of cultural change, 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 |
a. eighteenth
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The present human population of the world is a little more than _____.
a. 500 million b. 6 billion c. 60 billion d. 100 billion e. 1 trillion |
b. 6 million
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The growth rate of the world population equals _____.
a. birth ate plus the death rate b. the birth rate minus death rate c. the death rate minus the birth rate d. none of these are correct |
b. the birth rate minus the death rate
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At present, the world population of humans is growing at a rate of _____ % per year.
a. 0.02 b. 0.12 c. 1.2 d. 12 e. 22 |
c. 1.2
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Most of the more-developed countries have _____.
a. low death rate and low birth rates b. low death rates and high birth rates c. high death rates and low birth rates d. high death rates and high birth rates |
a. low death rates and low birth rates
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Today, the less-developed countries have _____.
a. low death rates and high birth rates b. low death rates and low birth rates c. high death rates and low birth rates d. high death rates and high birth rates |
a. low death rates and high birth rates
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Most of the 40 deadliest disasters between 1970 and 2005 occurred in belt running from China and Bangladesh though India and Iran to Turkey. This area was particularly vulnerable because _____.
a. it has a high population density b. most of the world's earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur here c. precipitation rates are very high in this region, producing frequent, large and sudden floods d. lightening producing thunderstorms are more common in these regions e.fires are more common in these regions |
a. it has a high population density
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The age of the Earth is about _____.
a. 10 million years b. 100 million years c. 1000 million years d. 460 million years e. 4600 million years |
e. 4600 million years
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The heat that transformed the earth early in its history came primarily from all but which of the following?
a. impact energy b. gravitational energy c. magnetic energy d. decay of radioactive elements |
c. magnetic energy
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