Define hurricane.
Rise of water
Opening, or rapture, in a planet's surface or crust
Tropical cyclone
Drying of land
Which is the cause of flood ?
Heavy rainfall
What is a volcano?
Opening, or rupture, in a planet's surface or crust
Which hurricane affected the Caribbean ?
Hurricane sandy
Hurricane Jeanne
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Tsunami
Volcanoes are classified into:
1
2
3
4
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.
Hurricane Katrina along the U.S. Gulf Coast was a:
extreme event
hazard
disaster
risk
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.
What do you mean by risk?
Threat of a naturally occurring event that will have a negative effect on people or the environment
A threat of an artificially created event that will have a negative effect on people or the environment
A threat of an artificially created event that will have a positive effect on people or the environment
Possibility of loss of life or damage
Floods are:
rise of water
tropical cyclone
opening, or rapture, in a planet's surface or crust
drying of land
