Hurricanes
Tsunamis
Floods
Water Purity
Droughts
100
Name one way Hurricane Katrina damaged the environment?
What are :Oil Spills, refineries, industrial waste, raw sewage
100
What is more serious, a Tsunami watch or warning?
What is a Tsunami warning
100
This is something that should be purchased if you live in a high risk of flooding area?
what is flood insurance
100
What is the name of the organization trying to raise money for the water crisis?
What is UNICEF
100
A Drought is a shortage of what?
What is water
200
How many people were killed during Hurricane Katrina?
What is 1800 people
200
Where was the most devastating tsunami?
What is Thailand
200
Flooding can be caused by what other natural disasters?
What are tsunamis and hurricanes
200
How does Cholera end up killing someone?
What is dehydration
200
What major public health division is producing a risk assessment plan?
What is the Environmental Health Services Branch
300
In 2005 GDP, (Gross Domestic Profit) went from 3.8% to what?
What is 1.3%
300
Who is responsible for tsunami warnings?
What is NOAA
300
The amount of rapidly moving water that can knock a person down?
What is 6 inches
300
Name one country severely affected by the water crisis ( I mentioned 2)?
What is North Africa or The Middle East
300
What is the most common economy effected by a drought?
What is agriculture
400
How many states were hit by Hurricane Katrina and which city was hit the hardest?
What is: 5 states; New Orleans
400
What year did the tsunami in Thailand happen?
What is YEAR 2004
400
The amount of rapidly moving water that can float a bus?
What is 2 feet
400
What is the name for the contaminated water source, that animals and humans alike share, ( animals often bathe here) ?
What are Mudholes
400
What is the definition of a drought?
What is the rate of consumption is less the rate of replenishment.
500
How much money was used to repair houses, streets, etc.. after Hurricane Katrina?
What is 125 billion dollars
500
How many days did Ari spend in the Indian Ocean?
What is 15 days
500
The percentage of flood deaths that occur in moving vehicles?
What is 80%
500
Name one solution for the water crisis that developing countries have in the past, or plan to ( in the future) implement?
What are ( could be any of these): Rice Husk Filters, Solar powered purification, chlorine tablets, rain water collection tanks, underground pipelines, deeper underground wells, ceramic purifiers, toilets & sewage systems
500
What is an overlooked health hazard caused from droughts?
what is quality of air
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