Review: Seven Steps to Surviving a Disaster

According to the author of “Seven Steps to Surviving a Disaster,” how was Chile able to survive an earthquake stronger than one in Haiti, with far fewer deaths?

• Far fewer people live in Chile than in Haiti.

• The earthquake in Chile occurred in a deserted area.

• Chile had laws that required buildings to be more earthquake-safe.

• A large international search and rescue team helped people in Chile.

In “Seven Steps to Surviving a Disaster,” which step helped northern Vietnam reduce the loss of life and property during Typhoon Wukong?

• building homes on high platforms

• planting mangrove forests

• evacuating most residents

• building high dikes

According to the author of “Seven Steps to Surviving a Disaster,” how can a disaster help a country to prepare for a safer future?

• When a country rebuilds after a disaster, it can build stronger buildings.

• After a disaster, residents are more likely to take steps leaders suggest.

• Studying the disaster can help decision-makers see what they did wrong.

• Disasters get attention and assistance from the international community.

In “Seven Steps to Surviving a Disaster,” which of the following are among the steps listed by the author? Choose two options.

• finding political champions

• setting aside a disaster fund

• training the military in disaster response

• identifying risks

• planting urban forests

What is the meaning of infrastructure as it is used in this excerpt from "Seven Steps to Surviving a Disaster"? Sometimes avoiding catastrophe is as simple as ensuring that drains aren’t clogged (one of the most common causes of urban flooding) and that infrastructure is well maintained so roads and bridges don’t crumble with the first heavy rain.

• basic systems needed for proper functioning

• basic systems used for plumbing and drainage

• strategies used in disaster prevention efforts

• strategies used in disaster recovery efforts

Which word group from the excerpt best supports the answer to Part A?

• Sometimes avoiding catastrophe

• is as simple as ensuring

• most common causes of urban flooding

• so roads and bridges don’t crumble

What is the meaning of magnitude as it is used in this excerpt from "Seven Steps to Surviving a Disaster"? The 2010 earthquake in Haiti, with a magnitude of 7.0, killed more than 220,000 people. Just a month later, the much stronger earthquake in Chile, magnitude 8.8, caused only about 500 deaths.

• a number identifying location

• a measurement of power

• a measurement of fatalities

• a number identifying date or time

Which word group from the excerpt best supports the answer to Part A?

• The 2010 earthquake in Haiti

• Just a month later

• the much stronger earthquake in Chile

• caused only about 500 deaths

What is the meaning of quantify as it is used in this excerpt from "Seven Steps to Surviving a Disaster"? There, the government and partners developed InaSAFE, a free interactive software program that allows local officials to ask questions that help them quantify the damage a disaster might cause.... By helping to estimate the number of people and facilities in danger, the tool helps decision makers better prepare for, and respond to, disaster risks.

• enter into a computer program

• measure the amount of

• make decisions concerning

• make preparations for

What is the central, or main, idea of “Seven Steps to Surviving a Disaster”?

• People should take certain recommended steps to help equip their homes to withstand natural disasters.

• Families should take certain recommended steps to help them better cope with natural disasters.

• Leaders should take certain recommended steps to help their countries better survive natural disasters.

• There are certain recommended steps that have helped some countries survive severe storms better than others.