Define hurricane.
Rise of water
Opening, or rapture, in a planet's surface or crust
Tropical cyclone
Drying of land
Which effect is NOT associated with volcanoes?
Ash fall
Mud slides
Towns are destroyed
Low temperatures
Why are some people more vulnerable to natural hazards?
Because they have very little choice over where they live, as they are too poor to move.
Because they like to live in hazardous environments
Because they don’t know the environment.
Because they can survive only in hazardous environments.
In which year did River Rhine face severe flood?
1996
1995
1994
1997
Floods are:
rise of water
tropical cyclone
opening, or rapture, in a planet's surface or crust
drying of land
Why are rainforests important to the environment ?
They recycle water and regulate levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
They help in evaporation of water.
They regulate levels of oxygen in the atmosphere.
They regulate levels of nitrogen in the atmosphere.
What is a volcano?
Opening, or rupture, in a planet's surface or crust
Drought is :
What atmospheric conditions produce severe storms?
Warm air being pushed upwards
Low humidity
High pressure conditions
Cool air sinking
Name the hurricane that came ashore just north of Palm Beach Country.
Hurricane sandy
Hurricane Jeanne
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane jean
