Natural Disasters - Impact on Humans

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Which is a definition of a natural hazard?

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When something in nature threatens to have a negative outcome on humans.

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Why do many states in southeast United States have evacuation routes?

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The southeast is often hit by dangerous storms.

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How do fault lines impact communities built near them?

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They make earthquakes more common.

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How do hurricanes sometimes lead to other natural hazards?

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They sometimes cause flooding.

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Volcanic eruptions are most common near which geographic feature? Options: forests, waves, mountains, fault lines

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fault lines

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Communities that are built near the water are most likely to suffer from which natural hazard?

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floods

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If you live in Canada, which is above the United States, your chances of seeing a natural disaster is...

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very low

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This is a pie graph of a town called Tyler. According to this map, the town of Tyler mostly has which types of natural disasters?

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Tornado

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According to this map, which storms mostly occur in Texas? Tornados, Floods, Blizzards, Hurricanes

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Hurricanes

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What type of natural disaster mostly occurs on the western side of the United States? Tornados, Blizzards, Wildfires, Dust Storms

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Wildfires