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Multiple choice geography understanding disaster hazards and types of hazards introduction to disaster hazards

If you were at the beach, how would you know there may be a tsunami? 

  1. An alert comes over the radio

  2. There may be a warning

  3. There is a drop in the level of the ocean

  4. all of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Tsunami warning signs include official alerts, radio broadcasts, and natural indicators like a significant, rapid recession of the ocean water from the shoreline.

Multiple choice geography understanding disaster hazards and types of hazards introduction to disaster hazards

Intense damage was caused in Ladakh in 2010 due to which natural calamity ?

  1. Cloudburst

  2. Landslide

  3. Earthquake

  4. Drought
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The floods occurred in 2010 across a large part of Ladakh, a region of the northernmost Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. 71 towns and villages were damaged, including the main town in the area, Leh. At least 255 people are reported to have died, after a cloudburst and heavy overnight rains triggered flash foods, mudslides, and debris flows.