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100

This disaster occurs when plates in the earth move.

What is an earthquake?

100

A tsunami has hit the coast of Iceland.

What is "The Coast of Iceland has been hit by a tsunami"?

100

One quarter of all houses in Japan have been damaged by the earthquake. 

What is "One out of four houses in Japan have been damaged by the earthquake" or "25% of houses in Japan have been damaged by the earthquake"?

100

This is the condition of being much too heavy for one's height so that one's health is affected.

What is "obesity"?

100

This is something people do to spread knowledge and make more people aware

What is "raise awareness"?

200

This disaster sometimes occurs as a result of earthquakes. 


What is a tsunami?

200

An Earthquake has damaged a library.

What is "The library has been damaged by an earthquake"?

200

Two out of every three trees in the forest have been burned by the forest fire. 

What is "60% of trees in the forest have been burned by the forest fire"?

200

This is the presence of a substance into the environment which has harmful or poisonous effects. 

 What is a "pollution"?

200

A person who freely offers to take part in an enterprise or undertake a task

What is a "volunteer"?

300

This is a manmade disaster. It endangers wildlife and pollute water.

What is an oil spill?

300

The storm flooded 1 in 10 houses in the city.

What is "1 in 10 houses in the city was flooded by the storm"?

300

10% of people in the UK are in poverty.

What is "1 in 10 in the UK are in poverty"? 

300

This the state of having no settled home

What is "homelessness"?

300

Money that is given, usually by a company, to support a person, organization or activity.

What is a "sponsorship"?

400

This occurs when there is a lack of rain. The ground dries up and crops die.

What is a drought?

400

A typhoon has cut power across southern China.

What is "Power across southern China has been cut by a typhoon"?

400

75% of children in Palestine are in famine as a result of the genocide.

What is "Three quarters of children in Palestine are in famine as a result of the genocide"?

400

This is the state of being extremely poor

What is "poverty"?

400

A person whose job or task is to seek financial support for a charity, cause, or other enterprise.

What is a "fundraiser"?

500

These disasters are very strong storms that form over the sea and move inland. This particular storm occurs in the Pacific Ocean.

What is a typhoon?

500

The hurricane has left many people without food and water.

What is "Many people have been left without food and water by the hurricane"?

500

4 out of 5 of all American are obese.

What is "90% of all American are obese" or "9 in 10 people in America are obese"? 

500

Of species seriously at risk of extinction.

What is "endangered"?
500

This is something people give to contribute to a public or charitable cause.

What is a "donation"?