You have been hired by a major national firm with offices in all American metropolitan areas. To encourage diversity, the firm believes that new employees should spend their first year in an office in a region in which they have never lived
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Which city would you choose and why? What natural hazards will you need to be mindful of? How will you make an intelligent choice of how and where to live based on the positive qualities of the area and the possibility that you may encounter a natural disaster?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: Here is a sample response:
I’ve always wanted to live in San Francisco, but the danger of earthquakes is very high. Even though the damage due to earthquakes is low, a quake in the city would be very dangerous. I will pick Sacramento, where the danger of a catastrophic earthquake is lower, but still be close enough to visit the city often.
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“I would live in Phoenix, since my father’s family is from there. Drought and heat will be my biggest concerns. I should make sure that I have a way of storing water for drinking in a long drought, and maybe choose a house that is designed to be cool without always using the air conditioner. I should definitely learn about any other steps I should take to avoid problems.”
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A successful answer must:
- connect a city with a hazard reasonable for the area.
- present at least one clear way of mitigating the effect of the disaster, and
- demonstrate that the student is proposing a reasonable balance between positive factors and the type and scope of disaster.?
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