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WorksheetsSec 2 Floods #4
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
The social and economic impacts of floods affect people immediately, or can be felt long after the flood events. They can be both short term and (a) term.
Some of the (a) impacts of floods are injuries, spread of diseases and loss of lives.
Floodwaters may cause buildings to collapse and injure or kill people. Some may be injured by ________ washed along
by fast-flowing mud.
trees
debris
vehicles
furniture
During a flood, water supplies may be replaced by c (a) spills from factories and sewage
When consuming contaminated water, diseases like c (a) and dysentery will spread.
During a flood, economic activities may stop due to the damage to machinery, equipment and transport infrastructure like roads, as well as (a) to energy supply.
During a flood, factories and companies cannot function as per normal and will lose (a) .
Vehicles grounded by floods prevents the working population from reaching their workplace, disrupting the economy's pro (a) .
Power lines provide (a) for factories and businesses to operate, they are essential services that ensure continued productivity in the economy.
Stagnant water that left behind by floods may become conducive b (a) grounds for mosquitos, giving rise to malaria and other water and vector-borne diseases.
