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Question
Define disaster.
Solution
The unpredictable dangerous events which occur many times in the environment are known as disasters.
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(Motor accident, land sliding, forest fire, theft, riot, war, epidemic, drought, locust attack, financial crisis, flood, famine)
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Reason (R): Movement of the tectonic plates, mass wasting, surface fault all leads to earthquake
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Due to a strong earthquake, loss of lives, buildings, roads, bridges, and dams are damaged ______.
Volcano is a ______ disaster.
Observe the following images. Discuss what is shown in images, give example of such situations in India?
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