Author Question: Which fact would suggest to a family that they may want to check building codes and availability of ... (Read 54 times)

mmm · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Which fact would suggest to a family that they may want to check building codes and availability of insurance and reconsider the location of their next home?

a. The area where they are looking had a huge neighborhood fire after a lightning strike last year, and people are just starting to rebuild.
b. The building lot is beautiful but in an area that has had forest fires and all the houses have burned three times in the past 20 years.
c. The empty building lot was in a neighborhood of very nice homes, but the home that used to be there was burned when the smoker fell asleep in his bed.
d. The home is very historic with features that cannot be replicated at any price today, but the damage from the fireplace fire is still very visible in the main living area.

Question 2

Of the following communities, which had a poor reaction to a disaster?

a. Chicago, which, after a large fire, now requires all buildings to be made of fireproof brick
b. Hilo, Hawaii, which, after the downtown was again destroyed by a tsunami, created an oceanfront park and moved small businesses farther up the mountain
c. Los Angeles, which is in the process of strengthening highway resistance to earthquake damage
d. Settersville, which, after a tornado flattened downtown, decided to appeal for state funds to rebuild, and which, if no funds are forthcoming, will simply cease to exist as a town