Natural Disaster Test

What natural disaster has a negative effect of contaminated water and rapid flooding?

• Landslide

• Tsunami

• Blizzard

• Wildfire

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

• Landslide

• Tsunami

• Blizzard

• Wildfire

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

• Animal migration

• Clears out old vegetation allowing new stuff to grow

• Creates more land to live on by the deposit of silt

• No positive effects

What are the negative effects of a landslide?

• Loss of lives

• Death of animals

• Loss of homes and properties

• All of the above

What natural disaster is happening in the picture?

• Hurricane

• Blizzard

• Tornado

• Flood

What are the positive effects of a volcano?

• Attracts tourists and creates new landscape

• Redistributes water to the inland areas to help restore ruined habitats

• Opens forest floor for sunlight

• Spreads good soil

What natural disaster has the effects of damaged buildings and loss of life?

• Drought

• Wildfire

• Flood

• Earthquake

What natural disaster has the positive effects of spreading good soil and creates more land to live on by depositing silt?

• Drought

• Wildfire

• Flood

• Earthquake

In what areas could flooding occur?

• In low areas when normally dry land becomes covered by water

• Anywhere, but are common in the forested areas of the United States and Canada

• in the Great Plains of the central United States

Where in the United States do volcanoes occur?

• In the Southeast, near Florida and Louisiana

• In the North, near New York and Maine

• In the Midwest, near Michigan and Wisconson

• In the West, near Alaska and Hawaii