ENA07: Natural disaster quiz

The most disruptive volcanic eruption recorded in history claimed the lives of 36,419 people in 1883. Which volcano was it?

• Vesuvius, Italy

• Krakatoa, Indonesia

• St.Helens, North America

These waves, caused by underwater earthaquakes, volcanic eruptions or the collapse of steep slopes on the sea bed, may measure 1,000 km from crest to crest and travel at 500-800 km/h. What are they?

• Tsunamis

• Whirlpools

• Cataracts

What is a violent storm with a strong, fast circular wind in the western Atlantic Ocean?

• A typhoon

• A hurricane

• A tornado

What is a very violent tropical storm with a circular wind in the Western Pacific Ocean?

• A hurricane

• A typhoon

• A tornado

What is a very violent wind in the form of a very tall, wide pipe of air that spins at great speed

• A tornado

• A hurricane

• A twister

What are these catastrophes? They are most likely to occur in relatively mild weather when snow is wet and heavy.

• Blizzards

• Avalanches

• Landslides

Hurricanes have names, but how are they named?

• They are always given women's names

• They are named after famous men

• Every second storm is called by a man's name and every other by a woman's name

An estimated 20-30 million people died all over the world during the years 1917-1919, but what was the cause?

• World War I

• Cholera

• Influenza

What natural disaster hit the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany in the summer of 1997?

• Forest fires

• Massive flooding

• Prolonged drought

What is this disaster that often develops unnoticed? It develops in areas where trees have been cut down and steep slopes have been ploughed, or the same crop has been grown year after year.

• Soil erosion

• The contamination of ground water

• Famine