Recovering From Disasters: Social Networks EOC Questions

The author studied...

• why Japan developed disaster kits

• how communities in Japan responded to disaster

• what caused people in Japan to leave their homes

• which disasters cause the most damage to communities in Japan

The 2011 catastrophe...

• affected a small number of Japanese citizens

• continues to have consequences locally and nationally

• was caused by the first earthquake to affect Japan in its history

• encouraged Japan to rethink where it builds its cities and towns

How did social ties help during the 2011 disaster?

• People helped each other build higher seawalls

• People spent more money on government infrastructure

• People lived closer together and had more time to evacuate

• People helped those who were vulnerable due to strong social connections

What did the author learn from studying recovery in the Tohoku region?

• Large cities recovered more quickly than small towns

• Small communities that worked together recovered first

• Communities with senior representatives in Tokyo rebuilt faster

• Towns that invested with large businesses before the disaster recovered fastest

Refer back to the section "Social Ties, Not Just Sandbags." How can nonprofits help communities prepare for a disaster?

• Nonprofits can teach people about disaster preparedness

• Nonprofits can study the impact of climate change on disasters

• Nonprofits can help people build relationships within their communities

• Nonprofits can gather resources and supplies for people affected by disasters

The author concludes the article by recommending...

• more people should live in large cities

• strategies that increase interaction and trust in communities

• that governments should invest more money in safe evacuation spaces

• that communities should create their own money to use in case of disasters

Which of the following best identifies a central idea of the text?

• Strong relationships are a major factor in helping people survive natural disasters and rebuild after them.

• Communities should focus less on building infrastructure like sea walls and more on building public spaces.

• In Japan, people who distrusted the government were more likely to rely on their neighbors for help during the 2011 crisis.

• In Japan, a person's wealth is the strongest indicator of whether they rebuilt their community following a natural disaster.

Which statement best explains why the author most likely included the section "The 2011 catastrophe" at the beginning of the text?

• He wanted readers to understand how the people he studied were similar to survivors of other disasters.

• He wanted to give readers context about the severity of the disasters that affected the people he studied.

• He wanted to show readers the importance of having multiple sources of electricity in case of a nuclear disaster.

• He wanted readers to draw connections between the challenges and opportunities that are created by disasters.

Which statement best describes the relationship between vertical and horizontal ties that the author highlights in the text?

• Horizontal ties explain how people pass information along and vertical ties explain how people receive information from others.

• Horizontal ties are stronger ties because they connect family members and vertical ties are weaker because they connect strangers.

• Horizontal ties are relationships that are built over a longer period of time and vertical ties are relationships that are built in an emergency.

• Horizontal ties refer to the relationships between people in a community and vertical ties refer to relationships between a community and decision makers.

The word "emulate" in paragraph 17 most closely means-

• to correspond

• to examine

• to mimic

• to value