Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Identify the type of disaster.
Hepatitis
Solution
Hepatitis: Natural
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Complete the table.
(Motor accident, land sliding, forest fire, theft, riot, war, epidemic, drought, locust attack, financial crisis, flood, famine)
| Disaster | Symptoms | Effects | Remedy |
Identify the type of disaster.
Famine
Write the causes of the following:
Land slides/building collapse
What are the types of disasters?
Assertion (A): In the modern world we can’t live happing every day.
Reason (R): Due to pollution and environmental degradation we are undergoing natural hazard and Disaster
Distinguish between
Flood and cyclone
Write about earthquake, its effects, and mitigation steps
Name the type of disaster.
| Disaster | Type |
| Tsunami, volcanic eruption, earthquake | __________ |
| Cyclone, snow storms, droughts, floods | __________ |
| Forest fire, weed, fungal disease spreading | __________ |
| Communicable virus, bacteria, bite of poisonous animal | __________ |
| Poisonous gases, atomic test, unplanned action, accident | __________ |
Define disaster.
Which are natural disasters?
______ is an earthquake-prone area.
A ______ pressure area circled by high pressure is called a cyclone.
Match the following:
| Trembling | a. | Mental or emotional state of a person |
| Preventive | b. | to stop fire or light |
| Extinguish | c. | a serious, or dangerous situation |
| Emergency | d. | stop something before it happens |
| Psychological | e. | shaking or vibration |
On 2nd to 3rd May ______ high-velocity dust storms swept across the parts of North India and more than 125 people died and over 200 were injured.
After ______ tsunami, cyclone Gaja is the worst natural disaster to hit Tamilnadu.
A ______ (or) trembling of the earth crust is called as earthquake.
______ means harbor waves.
______ is a type of geological disaster.
Complete the following table taking into account the relation between the entries in three columns:
| Disaster | Symptoms | Effects | Remedy |
| Motor accident | There is traffic jam. | Somebody is injured. The car also gets damaged. If accident is on longer scale many people are injured. Some may die too. | |
| Landsliding | If there are houses located near the landslide or on cliffs, there would be a major disaster. The houses and people therein are most likely to get buried. The traffic will also halt if the landslide is near the major roads. | The authority should be informed. Injured and trapped people should be removed from the rubble and given medical help as soon as possible. | |
| Forest fire | There is smoke spread out in the atmosphere. If it takes place in natural forests, the birds and the animals run helter skelter to save their lives. The huge flames can be seen. | Everything turns into ashes. | |
| Theft | The latch or the lock is broken. The valuables from the home or shop are missing. Everything in the house is strewn here and there. | There are financial losses and also mental and emotional shock is severe. | |
| Riot | There is financial loss for all the rioting groups. The belongings houses, shops, etc., are destroyed or damaged. Property is looted. Ladies and children suffer the most as they are easily victimized. |
