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Geography Weeks 19, 20, 21, 22

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where might people have to go during a hurricane?

a)

to the ocean on a boat

b)

to a shelter or further inland

c)

underground in a subway

d)

to an island

2.

Which region is most likely to be affected by hurricanes?

a)

Piedmont

b)

Coastal Zone

c)

Sandhills

d)

Blue Ridge

3.

What is the first thing you and your family should do to prepare for natural disasters

a)

run very fast

b)

make a plan

c)

gather your valuables

d)

practice

4.

The Red Cross helps prepare for emergencies by creating a plan that ______.

a)

provides search and rescue

b)

provides food, clothing, shelter, and medical attention

c)

provides expertise on flooding and roads

d)

provides a plan of emergency

5.

A volunteer is a person who does a job without _______________

a)

being paid

b)

help from the community

c)

special training

d)

thinking about danger 

6.

What does FEMA stand for?

a)

Fire and Emergency Management Administration

b)

Fire and Energy Management Agency

c)

Federal Emergency Management Agency

7.

A State of Emergency means the ___________________can put an emergency plan into action.

a)

school

b)

police

c)

parents

d)

government

8.

Which natural disasters are more likely to occur in South Carolina?

a)

monsoons and tsunamis

b)

wildfires and drought

c)

volcanoes and earthquakes 

d)

hurricanes and tornadoes

9.

What can earthquakes under the ocean cause?

a)

They can cause giant waves called tsunamis.

b)

They can cause rainstorms called tornadoes

c)

They can cause volcanic eruptions

d)

They can cause wildfires. 

10.

What do we call a zone in the Pacific Ocean where landmasses push against each other?

a)

the Ring of Plates 

b)

the Ring of Volcanoes

c)

the Ring of Earthquakes

d)

the Ring of Fire

11.

Natural disasters can cause____________.

a)

positive change for wildlife and humans

b)

growth and renewal

c)

damage and hardships for humans

d)

new homes for people and wildlife 

12.

What type of damage occurs during an earthquake?

a)

Earthquakes cause snow to fall and accumulate

b)

Earthquakes cause heavy rains

c)

Earthquakes cause dry conditions with little rain. 

d)

Earthquakes cause vibrations that damage roads and buildings

13.

Natural disasters are extreme weather events that _______________.

a)

cause damage and cost lives 

b)

cause damage

c)

cause flooding

d)

cost lives

14.

Blizzards are dangerous because the wind ___________________.

a)

freezes water

b)

blows the snow around 

c)

causes floods

d)

lowers the temperature

15.

Sometimes the regions people choose have built-in dangers in their _____________.

a)

atmosphere

b)

structures 

c)

environments

d)

fault lines

16.

What is another word for “dangers of the environment”?

a)

effects

b)

fault lines

c)

hazards 

d)

outcomes

17.

__________________ is when something in nature threatens to have a negative outcome on humans. 

a)

  A natural hazard

b)

  A disaster

c)

  A weather event

d)

  A natural event