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1. 1.

   Look at the picture and answer the questions below.

   What do you think is happening? Which area do you think would be affected by this?

    

2. 2.

   What are the different types of natural disasters? Give examples of each.

3. 3.

   Riya's mother packed grains and pulses in a plastic bag when flood water started coming in their region. Why do you think she did so?

4. 4.

   Choose the correct words to fill up the blanks.

   1. Natural disasters are caused by ____________ forces.
      1. man-made
      2. natural
      3. machine-made
      4. physical
   2. ____________ study the pattern of an earthquake.
      1. Seismologists
      2. Historians
      3. Artists
      4. Doctors
   3. The molten rock found inside the earth is called ____________.
      1. magma
      2. lava
      3. vent
      4. crater
   4. During volcanic eruptions the magma comes out through a ____________.
      1. crust
      2. crater
      3. vent
      4. opening
   5. ____________ occur when there is little rain.
      1. Droughts
      2. Earthquakes
      3. Floods
      4. Tsunamis
5. 5.

   Match the columns.

   A	B
   1. Lava	a. Mt Fuji
   2. Crater	b. Mt Kilimanjaro
   3. Dormant volcano	c. A bowl-shaped hollow
   4. Extinct volcano	d. Mt Etna
   5. Active volcano	e. Molten magma

    

6. 6.

   State whether true or false. Rewrite the false statements correctly.

   1. Earthquakes result in the shaking and trembling of the earth's surface.
   2. The effect of an earthquake is weakest at the epicentre.
   3. Japan is an earthquake-prone country.
   4. In India, flooding is common during winter.
   5. Cyclone is caused by winds moving at great speed.