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Impacts of Natural Hazards

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What would the likely short-term impacts of a climatic hazard be on a developing country?

a)

A high death toll and high economic cost

b)

A low death toll and high economic cost

c)

A high death toll and low economic cost

2.

Heated mantle is shown rising from deep inside the mantle, while cooler mantle material sinks, creating a _____________ _____________. This is responsible for movements of the plates of Earth's crust.

(a)  

3.

In what country did the strongest earthquake on record occur?

a)

Indonesia

b)

United States of America

c)

Chile

d)

Iran

4.

Are MEDCs or LEDCs more affected by natural hazards and why?

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5.

Which of the following are NOT an affective method to increase a country's capacity to cope with earthquake hazards?

a)

Invest in earthquake proof building technology

b)

Education local population about the hazards

c)

Practice evacuation procedures

d)

Reduce investment in hazard research

6.

Which of these earthquakes are likely to to have the greatest impacts?

a)

Earthquake in LIC with magnitude of 50

b)

Earthquake in MIC with magnitude of 70

c)

Earthquake in MIC with magnitude of 50

d)

Earthquake in LIC with magnitude of 70

7.

Do earthquakes or volcano eruption have a greater impact and why?

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8.

Name any three primary impacts and three secondary impacts of Natural Hazards

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9.

What is one of the hazards that can be caused by volcanic eruptions?

a)

Tornadoes

b)

Weathering of rocks

c)

Air pollution

10.
Where are hurricanes most likely to do the most damage?
a)
Near the coast
b)
In the forest
c)
In a desert
d)
On the North Pole
11.

Of the following four natural hazards, which is the hardest to predict?

a)

Tsunamis

b)

Volcanoes

c)

Tropical Cyclones

d)

Earthquakes

12.
A natural disaster occurs when a natural hazard...
a)
causes major damage and harms humans.
b)
poses a danger to any part of the earth.
c)
changes the physical features of the earth.
d)
impacts everyday life for humans.
13.
A spinning windstorm that forms over warm waters in the tropical zone is a...
a)
volcano.
b)
tornado.
c)
tidal wave.
d)
tropical cyclone. 
14.

_____________ are mixture of water and rocks fragments that flows down the slopes of a volcano

a)

Pyroclastic flow

b)

Lahar

c)

Tephra

15.

Which of the following are examples of the primary impacts of a cyclone?

a)

Flooding and landslides

b)

An increase in the cost of food and disease

c)

Heavy rainfall and strong winds

16.

What plate boundary is this?

a)

Conservative

b)

Constructive

c)

Destructive