9 Geography

9 Geography

Intro to Natural Disasters

Open Ended

Name as many types of natural disasters as you can think of:

Poll

Which type of natural disaster do you think is most likely to occur in New Zealand?

• earthquake

• volcanic eruption

• tsunami

• hurricane

Open Ended

Why does New Zealand get earthquakes?

Multiple Choice

Extreme natural disasters are made by people

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

We can predict all forms of extreme natural disasters

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

How many volcanoes are there in Auckland?

• 30

• 63

• 24

• 52

What are the effects of extreme natural disasters?

• to people?

• to the environment?

Poll

What types of disasters affect the Pacific Islands but do not often Aotearoa?

• cyclones

• volcanic eruptions

• earthquakes

• tsunamis

Watch the video and then discuss with a partner some of the impacts that you see:

• 
  

•