NATURAL AND MAN-MADE DISASTERS

MAN-MADE DISASTERS ARE CAUSED BY...

• NATURE

• HUMAN BEINGS

• ANIMALS

• NATURE AND HUMAN BEINGS

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Natural disasters are catastrophic events with atmospheric, geological, and hydrological origins (e.g., droughts, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, landslides) that can cause fatalities, property damage and social environmental disruption.

• TRUE

• FALSE

TSUNAMI

• MAN-MADE DISASTER

• NATURAL DISASTER

• NATURAL AND MAN-MADE

WATER POLUTION

• NATURAL DISASTER

• MAN-MADE DISASTER

WATER POLLUTION IS THE CONTAMINATION...

• OF SOIL

• OF FOOD

• OF WATER BODIES

• OF AIR

Tags

CCSS.W.6.2D

CHEMICALS AND PESTICIDES ARE USED TO PROTECT CROPS, BUT THEY AFFECT NATURE NEGATIVELY.

• FALSE

• TRUE

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.8

SEWAGE DISCHARGE

• NATURAL DISASTER

• MAN-MADE DISASTER

• MAN-MADE AND NATURAL DISASTER

IF UNTREATED SEWAGE FLOWS INTO RIVERS AND SEAS, IT CONTAMINATES AQUATIC ANIMALS AND HABITATS.

• TRUE

• FALSE

ARE EXAMPLES OF NATURAL DISASTERS:

• WATER AND AIR POLLUTION

• OIL SPILLS AND WATER CONTAMINATION

• VOLCANO ERUPTIONS

• SOME ENDANGERED ANIMAL SPECIES

ARE EXAMPLES OF MAN-MADE DISASTERS

• EARTHQUAKES AND TSUNAMIS

• VOLCANO ERUPTIONS

• STORMS AND TROPICAL CYCLONES

• SOME ENDENGERED ANIMAL SPECIES