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U2 Natural Disasters Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
bring something back to a former condition, make something the way it used to be
a)
mobilize
b)
allocate
c)
restore
d)
mitigate
2.
correct or improve a situation
a)
allocate
b)
well-rehearsed
c)
evacuate
d)
rectify
3.
stopped, affected, hindered
a)
interrupted
b)
mitigated
c)
allocated
d)
rectified
4.
distribute or give money or supplies for something
a)
allocate
b)
mitigate
c)
mobilize
d)
restore
5.

putting a plan into action

a)

evacuate

b)

implement

c)

allocate

d)

restore

6.
reduction or elimination of the effects of a natural disaster
a)
evacuation
b)
restoration
c)
rectification
d)
mitigation
7.
move people from a dangerous place to a safer place
a)
allocate
b)
evacuate
c)
mitigate
d)
interrupt
8.
the organization of people/resources in order to be ready for some kind of action
a)
mobilization
b)
interruption
c)
mitigation
d)
evactuation 
9.

Oman plans to ______ a policy to tax sugary drinks and tobacco.

a)

mitigate

b)

interrupt

c)

mobilize

d)

implement

10.
The cyclone evacuation notice ______ the football match on TV.
a)
interrupted 
b)
restored
c)
rehearsed
d)
mobilized
11.
Many people that die in natural disasters because they refused to ______ somewhere else.
a)
rectify
b)
restore
c)
evacuate
d)
mitigate
12.
The military is often ______ to help people after natural disasters because they are well organized and equipped.
a)
evacuated
b)
interrupted
c)
rehearsed 
d)
mobilized
13.
The mitigation phase is used to ______ mistakes made during the response phase. 
a)
rectify
b)
allocate
c)
restore
d)
interrupt
14.
Strict and well enforced building codes are one way countries _______ the danger of earthquakes.
a)
allocate
b)
rectify
c)
restore
d)
mitigate
15.
The government must ______ money and necessities like food, water, and shelter for people that were evacuated from their homes.
a)
allocate
b)
mitigate
c)
mobilize
d)
restore
16.
It will take many years to ______ New Orleans' famous French Quarter to the way it was before the hurricane.
a)
restore
b)
rectify
c)
mobilize
d)
mitigate
17.

using new methods or ideas

a)

mitigate

b)

interrupt

c)

mobilize

d)

innovate

18.

being a large amount, or covering a large area

a)

evacuate

b)

extensive

c)

rehearse

d)

allocate

19.

The tornado left an ______ area of damage that would need to be rebuilt.

a)

extensive

b)

rectify

c)

restore

d)

interrupt

20.

When normal solutions are not successful, we must ______ new techniques to solve our problems.

a)

rectify

b)

restore

c)

evacuate

d)

innovate