Chemicals from $.........$ kill marine life and coral reefs and also affect birds and mammals.
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Natural and Man-made Disasters with Case Studies questions
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Biological disasters occur when $........., $ which are grown in laboratories, get released in the air.
View full solution →Chemical disasters are caused by $.........$
View full solution →In $1986$, an accidental explosion at a nuclear plant at $.........$ in the former $\text{USSR}$ caused radiation to spread across Ukraine and other regions, killing over $12,000$ people.
View full solution →Droughts are caused by insufficient $.........$ over a long period of time.
View full solution →The $.........$ gas tragedy was caused by the accidental leakage of a highly toxic gas called methyl isocyanate from the Union Carbide factory.
View full solution →The $.........$ of the earth’s plates caused the earthquake in Nepal in April $2015$.
View full solution →Cyclones are $.........$ areas that occur over warm ocean waters of temperate and tropical regions.
View full solution →Earthquake is an example of a major $.........$ disaster.
View full solution →Some disasters like $.........$ may begin slowly and later increase in extent and intensity.
View full solution →The attacks carried out on Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States during World War $II$ were an example of unintentional nuclear disaster.
View full solution →Oil spills harm marine life.
West Bengal is most vulnerable to floods.
Floods wash away the top layer of the soil, which is the most infertile.
Earthquakes also trigger landslides, avalanches, and tsunamis.
What are the causes of this kind of disaster?
Is it man$-$made or natural?
Identify the type of disaster as shown in the picture.
Name the states worst affected by water scarcity in India.
What is an earthquake?
What causes fire? Give one example.
What do you mean by man$-$made disasters?
View full solution →What are an earthquakes effects?
What do you understand by natural disasters?
Which countries are more adversely affected by disasters? Why?
Give an example of the intentional nuclear disaster and unintentional nuclear disaster.
What is the difference between a hazard and a disaster?
How do oil spills occur?
What causes travel$-$related disasters?
View full solution →What are biological disasters?
On an outline map of India mark the following
View full solution →- Earthquake zones with moderate damage risk and high damage risk.
- Any two flood$-$prone areas
- Any two cyclone zones
- Any two drought$-$prone areas
Which disaster is considered to be one of the worst spills to have happened in recent times ? Elaborate.
How and why are terror attacks carried out? Give examples.
What makes Bihar the most flood$-$prone state among all north Indian states?
View full solution →Write a short note on the Nepal earthquake of $2015.$
View full solution →| $A$ | $B$ | ||
| $1$ | Drought | $a$ | Man$-$made disaster |
| $2$ | Hiroshima bombing | $b$ | Chemical disaster |
| $3$ | Underwater earthquakes that cause tsunamis | $c$ | Largest oil spill disaster |
| $4$ | Accidental release of toxins in the environment from factories | $d$ | Insufficient rainfall |
| $e$ | Natural disaster | ||
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