Natural disasters
This natural disaster causes the ground to shake.
Earthquake
A long period with little or no rainfall.
Drought
What is the most common cause of floods?
Heavy rainfall
What word means "the people who suffer as a result of a disaster"?
Victims
The earthquake ______ several buildings.
destroyed
This disaster is a huge sea wave usually caused by an underwater earthquake.
Tsunami
Water covering land that is normally dry.
Flood
What often causes wildfires to spread rapidly?
Strong winds
What verb means "to move people from a dangerous place to a safer one"?
Evacuate
Thousands of residents had to ______ their homes.
evacuate
This violent storm has a rotating column of air.
Tornado
A sudden movement of rock, earth, or debris down a slope.
Landslide
What can drought cause for farmers?
Crop failure
What word means "serious damage or destruction"?
Devastation
Emergency workers provided medical ______ to the victims.
aid / assistance
This disaster occurs when large amounts of snow slide down a mountain.
Avalanche
A large uncontrolled fire that spreads rapidly through vegetation.
Wildfire
What natural disaster can trigger a tsunami?
Earthquake
Buildings, roads, bridges and other basic systems of a country.
Infrastructure
The village was isolated after a major ______ blocked the road.
landslide
This natural disaster involves molten rock escaping from the Earth's crust.
Volcanic eruption
A storm with sustained winds of at least 119 km/h that forms over warm oceans.
Hurricane
Name one environmental effect of deforestation.
Name one environmental effect of deforestation.
What noun means "the ability of people or communities to recover quickly after a disaster"?
Resilience
Scientists predict that climate change may increase the frequency of extreme weather ______.
events