Midterm Review Questions

Question 1

Polluted places to healthy by directing resources and programs.

Answer 1

Green Zones

Question 2

Inability of people to withstand hazards due to social interactions and hazards.

Answer 2

Social Vulnerability

Question 3

What are three general climate adaptation strategies?

Answer 3

Preserve, maintain, and restore resources

Question 4

What is the difference between adaptation and mitigation?

Answer 4

Adaptation changes pre-existing conditions as they occur whereas mitigation reduces harmful effects through preventative measures.

Question 5

What is the difference between carbon footprint and ecological footprint?

Answer 5

Carbon footprint refers to the amount of greenhouse gasses released into the atmosphere whereas ecological footprint refers to the amount of consumptive physical waste relative to nature’s capacity to absorb.

Question 6

What are the two biggest sources of GHG in the United States?

Answer 6

Transportation and building electricity/heat.

Question 7

What are the main GHGs?

Answer 7

Carbon dioxide
Chlorofluorocarbons
Nitrogen oxides
Methane
Ozone
Water Vapor

Question 8

What is the direct cost maximum for NIH Modular Budget submission?

Answer 8

$250,000

Question 9

What is the percentage that an institution may re-budget the Patient Care Budget Category for an NIH award?

Answer 9

0%

Question 10

What is an indicator?

Answer 10

A specific quantifiable measure of progress.

Question 11

What is the name of the climate action plan for California?

Answer 11

CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act)

Question 12

What is CalEnviroScreen?

Answer 12

A mapping tool that identifies California’s most vulnerable communities.

Question 13

What is IBIS?

Answer 13

Issue-Based Identification Strategy.

Question 14

What is LUCIS?

Answer 14

Land Use Conflict Identification Strategy.

Question 15

What is an example of participatory mapping as a civic engagement and participation strategy?

Answer 15

Participatory GIS Landscape Literacy.

Question 16

What is CBPR/PAR?

Answer 16

Community-Based Participatory Research/Participatory Action Research.

Question 17

What are the two strategies for disaster risk reduction?

Answer 17

Resilient design and better access and funding to welfare services.

Question 18

What two things determine the ability to survive a natural disaster?

Answer 18

Physical magnitude and socioeconomic conditions of people affected.

Question 19

What author describes sustainable development?

Answer 19

Wheeler

Question 20

What author describes vulnerability housing?

Answer 20

Pendall

Question 21

What author describes green cities?

Answer 21

Campbell

Question 22

What author describes post-disaster recovery?

Answer 22

Greenburg

Question 23

What author describes equity and just climate change?

Answer 23

Schrock

Question 24

What author describes gentrification?

Answer 24

Checker

Question 25

What author describes green jobs?

Answer 25

Acey

Question 26

Author of Long Race to Bottom?

Answer 26

Rivoli

Question 27

When speaking about the invisible victims of disaster, how does Mendez believe we can better prepare for disaster risk via mitigation and resilience?

Answer 27

• Minimize exposure to vulnerable people
• Minimize exposure to vulnerable physical conditions
• Have the ability to cope
• Have the ability to respond
• Have the ability to recover

Question 28

When describing natural democracies in Indigenous culture, Eric Cheyfitz states that it becomes abnormal to view the world as:

Answer 28

• Dead Matter
• Commodities
• Private Property
• Commercial Resources

Question 29

What are the top characteristics of wicked problems?

Answer 29

• Solutions are not right/wrong but better/worse
• Every problem is a symptom of another problem
• No clear definition
• Unique