Disaster

All natural disasters independent of their environmental and social content

• True

• False

The hypocentre of an earthquake is the point on the fault where rocks first start to move

• True

• False

Lava flows move realativley slowly and are generally not deadly

• True

• False

Volcanoes occurs at the margins of tectonic plates

• True

• False

Natural disasters can be prevented if taken the correct measures in order to avoid an event from turning into a disaster

• True

• False

Pandemics are classified as a type of natural disaster by the UN for disaster risk reduction.

• True

• False

The 8.8 magnitude, Japanese earthquake in 2010 likely shifted the earths axis and shorthand the length of the day accordingly to nasa

• True

• False

The coringa cyclone on 11/26/1859 destroyed 20000 vessels and 400000 people.

• True

• False

The devastating North Sea flood of 1953 caused catastrophic damaged and lose of life in Scotland,England,Belgium and Netherlands.

• True

• False

Between 328,779 and 502,190 people lost their lives around the North Sea .

• True

• False