Unit 5: Catastrophe and Recovery

a large-scale disaster, misfortune, or failure

• catatrophe

• derechoes

• pandemic

• famine

the process of getting back to normal

• recovery

• drought

• sustainability

• pollution

extreme scarcity of food

• famine

• starvation

• malnutrition

• drought

suffering from extreme hunger

• starvation

• famine

• malnutrition

• catastrophe

People's ability to access sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life.

• food security

• malnutrition

• sustainability

• recovery

meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

• sustainability

• recovery

• agriculture

• food security

farming

• agriculture

• famine

• food security

• drought

a long period without rain

• drought

• famine

• pollution

• catastrophe

faulty or inadequate diet

• malnutrition

• famine

• food security

• epidemic

Release of harmful materials into the environment

• pollution

• catastrophe

• epidemic

• famine