Mock Feedback Quiz - Tropical Storms / Rainforest / Development

What is air pressure like at the Equator and 60 degrees north and south of the Equator?

• High

• Low

Low pressure is associated with .........

• Sinking air

• Rising air

• Dry conditions

• Wet conditions

Surface winds always move from areas of

• low pressure to high pressure.

• high pressure to low pressure.

• Rising pressure to falling pressure.

Which of the following factors would increase the risk of a tropical storm?

• Level of development.

• Magnitude of storm

• Time of year.

• Population density (number of people in an area).

Which of the following are examples of primary effects linked to Typhoon Haiyan?

• Looting

• Flooding of 600,000 hectares of farmland.

• Shortages of food, water and shelter

• The death of 6,190 people.

• 1.1 made homeless.

Which of the following are examples of primary effects linked to Typhoon Haiyan?

• 1.1 million tonnes of crops destroyed.

• 90% destruction of of the city of Tacloban.

• Oil spill off Estancia.

• 4.1 million made homeless.

• Shortages of food, water and shelter.

Which of the following are examples of secondary effects linked to Typhoon Haiyan?

• Looting

• 90% destruction of of the city of Tacloban.

• Oil spill off Estancia led to closure of fishing.

• Shortages of food, water, shelter and medical care.

• Increased risk of disease.

What are the different ways to reduce the effects of a tropical storm?

• Protection

• Prediction

• Planning / Preparation

• Monitoring

Trying to calculate the path and future destination of a storm is an example of.....

• Protection

• Prediction

• Planning / Preparation

Educating the public about the risks associated with tropical storms and having designated places to go is an example of.....

• Prediction

• Planning

• Protection