NATURAL DISASTERS

Floods are common in India especially in the___________________

• Desert region

• Northern plains

• Himalayan region

• Plateau region

Drought affected areas have very few natural sources of________________.

• Air

• Petroleum

• Water

• Soil

Scarcity of food due to failure of crops leads to a ___________.

• Drought

• Flood

• Landslide

• Famine

____________ is an instrument used to record earthquake tremors.

• Richter Scale

• Hygrometer

• Anemometer

• Seismograph

The scientific study of earthquakes_____________.

• Petrology

• Seismology

• Climatology

• Biology

The intensity of an earthquake is measured on the______________.

• Richter scale

• Acoustic intensity

• Anemometers

• Luminous intensity

There are frequent earthquakes in___________ region

• Coastal region

• Plain region

• Himalayan region

• Desert region

Cyclones are always accompanied by

• Earthquakes

• Landslide

• Forest fires

• Heavy showers

Forces of nature that cause destruction of life and property on Earth are called_____________.

• Environmental pollution

• Natural disasters

• Famine

• None of the above

____________ means occurrence of little or no rain for a long period of time.

• Droughts

• Floods

• Cyclones

• Blizzards