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e) the Global Atmospheric Research
Organization (GARO)
9. Errors in cyclone forecasting are:
a) seldom
b) frequent
c) increasing
d) declining
e) unimportant
10. Two items affecting the capacity of
communities to develop warning
systems are:
a) population size and miles of
coastline
b) miles of coastline and number of
cyclones
c) number of volunteer watchers per
mile of coastline
d) linkages with media and financial
resources
e) none of the above
11. The death rate due to cyclones is
_____ in areas where communications
are poor.
a) lower
b) higher
c) about the same
d) not readily determined
e) easily determined
12. Persons most severely affected by a
cyclone are those who:
a) have a large amount of buildings
and property
b) participate extensively in the area
economy
c) participate marginally in the area
economy
d) have large crop areas and livestock
herds
e) are responsible for communications
and public safety
13. Safe housing in a cyclone area
requires:
a) concrete block or similar building
materials
b) strict building regulations covering
local building materials
c) strong foundations and structural
integrity
d) flexible building performance
standards
e) area-wide disaster-proof house
plans
14. Cyclone disasters can create a climate:
a) different from previous
temperatures and humidity
b) that will cause more cyclones within
six months
c) that will induce long-term rainfall
d) where social changes are
demanded by the populace
e) where negative social changes will
result
15. Houses damaged in a cyclone usually:
a) explode
b) get blown over
c) collapse
d) remain standing
e) require new roofs
16. Effective land-use controls to reduce
cyclone disasters must be:
a) relevant to local conditions
b) relevant to the degree of physical
hazard
c) relevant to the future of the area
d) a and b only
e) a, b and c
17. Disaster assessment and short-term
food supplies are:
a) two primary responses handled
best by local authorities