Crime and Punishment
Someone who steals without violence (sneaky)
Thief
A big wave that hits land and causes a lot of damage
Tsunami
When the economy starts to do worse and worse
Economic downturn
When 2 or more sides from INSIDE a country go to war
Someone who uses violence or the threat of violence to steal
Robber
When 2 or more tectonic plates collide, leading to a large seismic event (ground shaking)
Earthquake
When the purchasing power of money is going down (money is getting less valuable and things are getting more expensive).
Inflation
When the people rise up against their government
Revolution
Serial Killer
When the rain stops falling for a long period of time
Drought
A significant decline in economic activity that lasts for more than a few months (a downturn that stays down).
Recession
A type of government where the one party has absolute power and there are no elections
Dictatorship
Crimes that are committed in the home or against family
Domestic violence / abuse
A hot, very big storm system that picks up energy over the oceans and then hits land, often with significant damage.
Hurricane
When everybody tries to withdraw their money from the banks at the same time, and the banks don't have enough to give them.
Bank Run
When the military takes control of the government by force
Military coup (d'état)
The word for any crime involving fire or the deliberate burning of property
Arson
When a hot and cold pressure system meet in an open area, forming a large cyclone of air that can do significant damage and have wind speeds up to 600 km/hr
Tornado
A bad economic disaster that nobody could have seen coming (like the COVID pandemic).
A Black Swan Event
When the government is hunting down and killing one specific group of people.
Genocide