TOPIC : NATURAL CALAMITIES
Q1. Define the following terms:
A. Calamities
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B. Aftershocks:
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C. Drought
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Q2. What are the damages caused by earth quake?
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Q3. What is a cyclone? What are the effects of a cyclone?
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Q4. Name a country where earth quakes occur frequently.
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Q5. What precautions should be taken when a there is a warning of floods or cyclone?
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Q6. Name a few diseases that spread during heavy rains and floods.
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Q7. How does Red Cross help people affected by cyclones and floods?
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Q8. In what way is a weather forecast useful in natural calamities such as a flood or cyclone?
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Q9. Stick pictures to show the after effects of Kerala floods which happened in the month of August 2018.
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