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Disaster Management

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What causes natural disasters

a)

Human factors

b)

Geographical factors

c)

Both

d)

None

2.

What does disaster management do?

a)

Studies how the impact of disasters can be mitigated or lessened

b)

Tries to prepare people to deal with disasters and it’s aftermath of death and destruction

c)

Tries to monitor, predict and prevent the occurrence of disasters

d)

All of the above

3.

The point in the interior of the earth from where the seismic energy is released is called-

a)

Seismic waves

b)

Epicentre

c)

Seismic focus

d)

None

4.

What are the effects of earthquake

(more than 1 option is right)

a)

Fire

b)

Tidal waves

c)

Torrential rains

d)

Diseases

5.

What is the 3 vital steps during an earthquake

a)

Drop, hold and check

b)

Pick, leave and panic

c)

Drop, cover and hold on

d)

None

6.

The magnitude of the earthquake is measured on the-

a)

Epicentre

b)

richer scale

c)

Both

d)

None

7.

What are cyclones?

a)

Powerful, spinning storms which form over warm tropical waters.

b)

River overflows

c)

Both

d)

None

e)

Can’t determine

8.

How does cyclone move in the northern hemisphere?

a)

clockwise

b)

Anti-clockwise

c)

No movement

d)

Can’t determine

9.

Effect of flood

4 lines
10.

2 ways to prevent and mitigate a flood

4 lines
11.

What is drought

a)

Situation of acute water shortage

b)

Situation of overflowing of rivers to coastline

c)

none

d)

Can’t determine

12.

Effects of droughts

a)

Hunger

b)

Wildfires

c)

Both

d)

None

13.

list any 2 precautions for droughts

4 lines
14.

How is my quiz?

a)

Nice

b)

Awesome

c)

Could have been better

d)

Bad