The Role of the Federal Government

Chapter 6 Test

4. This legislation is aimed primarily at controlling and streamlining the administration of federal disaster relief and mitigation programs, and places emphasis on pre-disaster mitigation planning to reduce the Nation’s disaster losses: a. Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 1988 b. Disaster Mitigation Act c. Hazard Mitigation Act d. None of the above

5. is housed within the larger Department of Homeland Security, where it is one of many different agencies responsible for protecting America from dangers of all kinds: a. Federal Bureau of Prisons b. Federal Emergency Management Agency c. Department of Land and Agriculture d. U.S. Army Corp of Engineers

6. Repetitive Loss Properties (RLPs) are defined as properties with or more NFIP claims over $1,000 each within a ten-year period.

7. The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires that federal agencies: a. protect endangered species and their habitats b. make it impossible to negatively impact the environment through their actions c. study and disclose potential environmental impacts due to their decisions d. all of the above

8. Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA) applies only to these specific mapped areas but can restrict activities of the private sector or state or local governments if so desired. True or False?

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9. The primary purpose of the federal Clean Water Act (CWA), formally known as the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, is to increase quality of the waters of the United States by natural resources and wildlife. True of False?

10. FIRMs are paper or digital maps that represent the full range of flood risk in the community. True or False?

11. Businesses in particular, under the Internal Revenue Code, may write off many kinds of uninsured expenses involved in restoring property to pre-disaster condition. True or False?

12. All together, the federal government carries out about 20 different programs that seek to encourage development nationwide, including many programs that apply to high hazard areas such as the coastal zone. True or False?

13. Clean Water Act, Coastal Zone Management Act, National Environmental Policy Act are examples of ―indirect mitigation programs‖. True or False?

14. Local and state governments should assess hazard districts with lower tax rates or impact fees, while increasing taxes and fees for properties built in safer locations. True or False?

15. The National Flood Insurance Program is notorious for providing low-cost flood insurance that does not reflect the actual level of risk involved. True or False?

Chapter 6 Test

Short Answer

Below are 5 Short Answer questions. Each question is worth 4 points for a total of 20 points:

16. Climate change refers to the process of adjusting to our climate and its effects in order to moderate harm or exploit beneficial opportunities.

17. The Program, notorious for providing low-cost flood insurance that does not reflect the actual level of risk involved, could be greatly strengthened if repetitive loss problems were addressed, perhaps by charging the owners of repetitive loss structures a higher premium for flood insurance

18 A local rule or law that the government can pass and has the authority to enforce within its jurisdiction is known as an

19. The Act establishes a national policy ―to preserve, protect, develop, and where possible, to restore or enhance, the resources of the Nation’s coastal zone for this and succeeding generations.‖

20. Section 404 of the Act contains provisions that restrict the discharge of dredge and fill materials into the Nation’s wetlands.

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