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Disaster Vocabulary
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A violent and heavy snowstorm is called a ___
Answer
blizzard
When crops fail and livestock die through lack of water because of no rain there is a ___
Answer
drought
The above situation could cause massive starvation through lack of food. This situation is called a ___
Answer
famine
When the land violently moves or shakes especially around fault lines it's called an ___
Answer
earthquake
When the above situation causes a huge body of seawater to move in towards the shore it is known as a ___
Answer
tidal wave or tsunami
When there is a violent outbreak of lawlessness by people it's called a ___
Answer
riot
A loud noise and sometimes huge force created by something like a bomb is known as an ___
Answer
explosion
A violent wind that twist round and round and causes massive destruction is called a ___
Answer
tornado
A disease that spreads rapidly amongst a lot of people in the same area is called an ___
Answer
epidemic
Something that makes the air, rivers, or seas dirty is known as ___
Answer
pollution
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Letitia Bradley
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