Social Studies Unit 4 Review

What are the positive effects of a volcano

• opens forest floor for sunlight

• attracts tourists and creates new landscapes

• spreads good soil

• redistributes water to the inland areas

What natural disaster does NOT have any positive effects on the population?

• tsunami

• wildfire

• blizzard

• landslide

What natural disaster has the positive effect of spreading good soil and creates more land to live on?

• earthquake

• drought

• flood

• wildfire

Where would floods most likely happen the map?

• A

• B

• C

Where in the US do tornadoes mostly occur?

• A

• B

• C

What natural disaster is shown in the picture?

• tornado

• hurricane

• blizzard

• wildfire

What natural disaster is shown in this picture?

• landslide

• hurricane

• drought

• wildfire

What are the characteristics of a drought?

• movement of a mass of rock, debris, or earth triggered by rainfall

• an extremely large, powerful storm

• long period of low rainfall lasting a few months or years

• power winds that move around a central point

What are the positive effects of a wildfire on a population?

• no positive effects

• clears out old vegetation allowing new stuff to grow

• animal migration

• creates more land to live on

What area of South Carolina can we most likely have an earthquake?

• Charleston

• Greenville

• Blue Ridge Mountains

• Columbia