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NATURAL DISASTERS

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  • What is this?
    It is a DROUGHT.
  • What is this? ( Amazon )
    It is a FOREST.
  • What disasters may HEAVY RAINS cause?
    They may cause: FLOODS, LANDSLIDES, MUDSLIDES and AVALANCHES.
  • Many animals have had their paws burned. Logical conclusion/assumption based on the past.
    It must have been a wildfire.
  • What is this?
    It is a landslide.
  • What is this?
    It is an AVALANCHE.
  • Another name for a tsunami is: ...
    A TIDAL WAVE.
  • What disaster happens because of a sudden movement of Earth's tectonic plates?
    It's an EARTHQUAKE.
  • What should you do if you see a wildfire?
    You should call the firemen/ fire department.
  • Transfrom into passive voice: Heavy rains have flooded the city roads.
    The city roads have been flooded.
  • A famous character lives in this landform and loves it. What is it?
    It is a SWAMP.
  • Transform into passive voice: The local authorities evacuated the area.
    THE AREA WAS EVACUATED (BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES)
  • It is a large rotating storm with strong winds, it is formed over warm waters. What is this?
    It's a hurricane.
  • "We say a place is a FLOOD-PRONE AREA, when it is safe from floods." a) RIGHT b) WRONG.
    b) WRONG
  • Transform into the passive voice: A TSUNAMI HIT THE ISLANDS.
    THE ISLANDS WERE HIT BY A TSUNAMI.
  • Transform into the passive voice: A HURRICANE UPROOTED THE TREES.
    THE TREES WERE UPROOTED BY A HURRICANE.
  • Where do these animals live?
    They live in the PRAIRIE.
  • Give at least two examples of FLOOD-PRONE AREAS (landforms)
    VALLEYS, PRAIRIES, PLAINS, GRASSLANDS
  • What is this?
    It's a wildfire.
  • What is a lower part of land between two mountains or two hills?
    It is a VALLEY.
  • It is an overflow of water on normally dry ground. What is it?
    It is a FLOOD.
  • Transform into passive voice: Local industries are polluting lakes and lagoons.
    LAKES AND LAGOONS ARE BEING POLLUTED ( BY LOCAL INDUSTRIES)
  • It is a series of waves caused by earthquakes or undersea volcanic eruptions. What natural disaster is this?
    It is a TSUNAMI.
  • It happens when magma is released. What is it?
    It's a VOLCANIC ERUPTION.