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In the module 14 reading “Managing Risk in an Unstable World”, political risk is defined as the impact of politics on markets. Examples of political risk include:

In Module 12, Natural Hazards, the frequency of natural hazards are not usually discussed at percentages.  For example, experts do not discuss hurricanes that have a 1% chance of occurring, they talk about the 1 in 100 year storm.  This is referred to as the:

From the module 10B reading “Alleviating Human Misery”, which of the following is something LESS DEVELOPED governments can do to alleviate poverty?

From Module 10B, Alleviating Poverty, what is something DEVELOPED COUNTRIES governments can do to alleviate poverty in developing countries:

From Module 7, Overview of Risk for Individuals, common types of liability risks include: I. Property ownership (including cars and animals) II. Employer-Employee relationships III. Parents-Children relationships

In the Module 9 reading Strategy, Risk and the Global Financial Crisis , the author discusses that the competitive advantage time for organizations has been shortened. This emphasizes the need for:

According to Module 12, Natural Disasters and the Human Population, the difference between a natural hazard and a natural disaster is: the number of fatalities the amount of damage the economic effects

In the module 13 reading “Is Global Aging a Major Problem?”, savings rates and investment is one of the 11 specific challenges of an aging population. Which of the following is a challenge of an aging population specifically related to savings rates and investment?

In module 14, one of the readings discussed economic nationalism.  The reading suggested a strategy to manage the risk of economic nationalism was to include strategic planning.  Strategic planning stressed the need to:

From Module 10A derivatives, which of the following is TRUE regarding derivatives: I.  Derivatives are complex instruments that are difficult to regulate II. Using derivatives for speculation is extremely risk and is heavily regulated