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CHAPTER-12 NATURAL DISASTER
                                             TOPIC: TSUNAMI AND CYCLONE

          OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
          Q1. Fill in the blanks
             a)  Tsunamis are ………………. ocean waves that grow in size as they reach the shore.
             b)  They can cause major …………………..as they rush inland flooding cities and destroying homes.
             c)  Tsunamis are caused due to underwater …………………… and……………………….
             d)  Cyclones are centred on areas of low  ……………………………..pressure , usually over warm ocean
                 waters.
             e)  A ................. is a strong wind storm.

             Q2. Match the following
                                COLUMN A                                         COLUMN B
                                  cyclone                                     leads to tsunamis
                                  tsunami                            continues after tsunami and cyclone
                           underwater volcanoes                              is  huge ocean waves
                                devastation                                 is a strong wind storm

          SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
          Q1.A natural disaster is depicted in the pictures below.
             a)  Identify the natural disaster.
             b)  What type of climate makes a place more prone to
                 the above disaster?
             c)  What are its effects?
             d)  How could things have been different if the above
                 natural disaster was predicted?




          Q2. Describe about the biggest tsunami ever recorded.
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