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CH 9 Natural Disasters

1. The document discusses different types of natural disasters including earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, floods, cyclones, and droughts. 2. Key points about natural disasters are defined, such as that a natural disaster is a natural event that causes great destruction. Different volcano and earthquake terms are also explained. 3. The document contains a mind map showing the relationships between different types of natural disasters, and provides review questions to test comprehension.

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CH 9 Natural Disasters

1. The document discusses different types of natural disasters including earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, floods, cyclones, and droughts. 2. Key points about natural disasters are defined, such as that a natural disaster is a natural event that causes great destruction. Different volcano and earthquake terms are also explained. 3. The document contains a mind map showing the relationships between different types of natural disasters, and provides review questions to test comprehension.

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Chapter 9. Natural Disasters.

Mind Map

Cyclone

Earthquake Volcanoes

Natural
Disasters

Tsunami Flood

Drought

Points To Remember :-

 Natural Disaster :- A natural event that causes great destruction and damage to the
property.
 Crater :- The hollow top of a volcano that is shaped like a bowl.
 Earthquake :- Sudden shaking or tremor of the earth caused due to movements or
vibrations within the earth.
 Fault :- The surface where two blocks of the earth slip past each other during an
earthquake.
 Lava :- Very hot molten rocks that come out of a volcano.
 Magma :- Hot molten rocks inside the earth.
 Vent :- An opening or a crack on the earth’s crust.
 Volcano :- An opening in the crust that allows hot molten rocks, ash and gases to escape
from below the earth.

Coursebook
Track Your Progress
1. a. Major; b. Fault; c. Crust
2. a. Forest fire; b. Earthquake; c. Volcanic eruption; d. Flood
e. Typhoon/Cyclone/Hurricane; f. Drought

Assessment Zone
A. 1. Volcano; 2. Lack of rain; 3. Flood; 4. Bowl; 5. Seismometer
B. 1. TRUE; 2. FALSE; 3. FALSE; 4. TRUE
C. Tsunami
Flood
Cyclone
Volcano
Drought
D. 1. A natural disaster is a natural event that can cause great destruction and damage to the
property and sometimes loss of life as well.
2. The study of earthquakes is important because it causes landslides and avalanches
especially on mountains. Study of earthquakes helps scientists to identify various areas
of world that are prone to earthquake, so that people can be trained in advance.
3. Scientists who study earthquakes are called seismologists.
4. Richter scale measures the magnitude and intensity of the earthquake.
5. Causes of the forest fire:
A spark of lightening or the heat generated from rotting plants or animals
Heat from the lava of a volcano
Human carelessness
6. Famine is extreme scarcity of food caused by droughts.
7. Active volcano: Mount Etna of Italy
Dormant volcano: Mauna Kea of Hawaiian Islands
Extinct volcano: Mount Popa of Myanmar
8. Dormant volcano
E. 1. Steps to be taken at the time of an earthquake:
* Drop down on your hands and knees so that you do not fall suddenly.
* Use your arms to cover your head and neck.
* Hold on to a heavy object so that you do not move easily.
2. a. Earthquake: There is a lot of pressure on the upper layers of mantle and crust of the
earth which causes strain. When two blocks of earth suddenly slip past one another,
it gives rise to an earthquake.
b. Volcanic eruption: Magma collects inside the chamber which burst out from a vent
when pressure in chamber builds up.
c. Tsunami: A tsunami can be caused either by earthquake, volcanic eruptions or
3. Intensity of an earthquake can be measured by an instrument called seismometer which
detects the vibrations caused by an earthquake and produces a pattern on a paper.
4* Active volcanoes are those that have erupted in last 10,000 years and can erupt again.
* Dormant volcanoes are those that have erupted in the past. It can erupt again, but
* Extinct volcanoes are those that have been inactive for thousand years and noexpected to
erupt again.
5. a. Magma: Deep inside the earth there are hot molten rocks called magma.
b. Fault: The surface where two blocks of the earth slip past each other during an
earthquake.
c. Crater: The hollow top of volcano that is shaped like a bowl.
6. Poor water drainage system can cause the overflow of water from a river on to the land.
This can cause flood.
7. Earthquake can damage the building and injure people due to the falling objects and
rocks.

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