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Quiz 6 risks and haz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A culture that espouses the precautionary principle is likely to: | prefer to avoid certain activities until it is clear that they are safe. |
| Gilbert F. White would suggest which of the following methods to control flooding on the Mississippi River? | White would recommend a combination of all of the choices given in this question, since there is no way to eliminate risk by implementing just one of the options given. |
| Cultural theory argues that perception of risk is based on how we interact with others, rather than universal human traits or individual biases. | True |
| Douglas and other cultural theorists suggest that our sense of hazards, risk, and uncertainty is | learned through socialization and culture. |
| Which of the following is NOT a source of uncertainty? | Systems basically function the same everywhere. |
| The degree to which the outcomes of a situation are unknown is called | uncertainty |
| Risk is defined as | the estimated likelihood that a decision or action will have a negative consequence. |
| The more we advance technologically, the more uncertainties we face. | True |
| In a local casino, the poker dealer can choose whether to be exposed to cigarette smoke and keep his or her job, or not take the job. | Constraints on decisions |
| The dangers of unprotected sex are well publicized on packages of contraceptives. | None of the other choices |
| In Oregon, Ohio, the oil refinery is located adjacent to poorer communities that have little voice in the quality of emissions coming from the plant. | Control of decisions |
| An asteroid is headed toward Earth. The government chooses not to let the public know because people will panic and make things worse. | Control of information |
| Risk assessments are conducted for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT: | To find the source of the problem. |
| Under cultural theory, which group would view nature as being resilient? | Individualists |
| Which of the following factors does NOT influence risk perception? | not taking consequences into consideration |
| Which of the following statements is NOT true of cultural theory? | People always fit into only one of the four categories based on their personal views. |
| Gilbert F. White argued that engineering technologies such as levees were the solution to flooding problems. | False |
| Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding humans and hazards? | Hazards only exist where humans do not have some vested interest. |
| Under cultural theory, which group would view nature as being fragile? | Egalitarians |
| Environmental justice movements attempt to correct systemic inequalities that | all of the choices given are correct/true. |
| In cultural theory, egalitarians are likely to use _______ as a risk approach. | the precautionary principle |
| In cultural theory, fatalists are likely to use _______ as a risk approach. | adaptation to changes |
| Which of the following risk perception biases is likely to lead to an underestimation of risk? | voluntary |
| The _____ is the danger, ______ is the probability that the danger will occur, and ______ is the degree to which we do not know whether that danger will occur. | hazard, risk, uncertainty |
| Natural hazards are those in which there is no human presence or impact. | False |
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