Infrastructure
Types of Disasters
Issues they cause
Name a Disaster
Disaster movies
100

You drive on me ?

Roads

100

This disaster will make you very wet

Flood

100

I want to cook dinner but can't ..why not?

No Electricity

100

What natural disaster is Ash Wednesday in Australia

Bushfires

100

Old movie with a quote " Cows, there are cows I got to go" Cows flying through the air

Twister

200

I am so thirsty but when i turn on the tap ...nothing

Floods and bushfires can destroy water treatment plants and floods can wash away pipes so there will be no water

200

Wow it is really hot, dry and dusty. What disaster am i?

Drought

200

Saw a heap of dead cows floating down the river where we get our drinking water from...why would this be a problem

Water would be contaminated, and you would be unable to drink it

200

I was called "Tracey" and i visited Darwin in the Northern Territory

Cyclone

200

The "Rock" stars in this movie where the ground shakes

San Andreas

300

There is a huge storm with strong winds, and it is getting dark, but nothing happens when i turn the switch 

Power poles can be brought down in high winds leaving you with no power (electricity)

300

I spin round and round and round. What am I?

Tornado or twister

300

Woolworths is shut after the storm and will be shut for two weeks for repairs...why is this a problem?

You will be unable to buy food

300

"Yasi" is my name and i crossed over near Mackay

Cyclone

300

I'm on a cruise when my ship sinks and turns upside down but i try to escape

Poseidon

400

Ther was a huge storm last night and you have no power or water. You are hungry but your cupboards are empty... Where are you going to get food from

You can't because if you don't have power Woollies' won't have power nor will any takeaway shop.

400

I will burn you, your house, your furniture, your crops. What am i ?

Bushfire

400

Oh no the farmers apple trees are all burnt to the ground...what does this mean for us?

Apples might be hard to buy, or the price will go up due to a shortage of apples

400

If you were in Newcastle in 1989 you would have had a very "shaky" visit 

Earthquake

400

Family vacationing in Thailand when a massive Tsunami occurred

The Impossible

500

Recently there has been a lot of rain in your area and the rivers are filling up and breaking the banks with more rain coming tomorrow. How will this affect you?

Lots of rain may cause the water to cover the roads so you will be flooded in until it decreases. No leaving town no supplies coming in.

500

The ground begins to shake....What am I ?

Earthquake

500

today there was a tornado (or twister) and destroyed my town....How will this affect me?

No home, no food, no clothes, no belongings, no job, no money. etc


500

If you were in Thredbo in 1977 doing some skiing and suddenly you were covered in snow...What happened

Avalanche

500

Ahhhhhhhh there are flying sharks

Sharknado