Transcript Earthquakes Hurricanes Tornadoes Volcanoes

The Earth is a beautiful
place to live on
The Earth is
a Dangerous Place
Natural disasters
a) … is a large amount of water which
covers a place that is usually dry
land.
Flood
b) … is a sudden shaking of
the ground.
Earthquake
c) … is a very violent wind or
storm.
A hurricane
e) … is a mountain with a hole
called a crater in the top.
Sometimes lava and gases
are thrown from the crater.
A volcano
f) … is a long period of dry
weather when there is not
enough water.
Drought
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Continents
Earthquakes
Hurricanes
Tornadoes
Volcanoes
Countries
Continents
Countries
Earthquakes
Asia, South
America,
North
America,
Europe
Japan, China, India, Turkey,
Peru, Chile, Mexico, the
USA, Portugal, Armenia,
Russia
Hurricanes
Asia, North
America
Japan, China, the USA,
Russia,
the Philippines
Tornadoes
North
the USA
America
Asia, South Italy, Salvador, Hawaii,
America,
the Russian Federation
Europe
Volcanoes
Why are natural disasters
dangerous?
destroy
damage
cities\towns
injure people
kill people
kill animals
hurt nature
Earthquakes
Tornadoes
Floods
Hurricanes
Volcanoes
buildings
bridges
roads
power stations
make people homeless
break Earth ‘s crust
Is the Earth a beautiful
but dangerous place to
live on?