1. Geography Lesson 7 dialogue

Question 1

Lokasi geografi Malaysia melindungi negara daripada bencana alam yang besar.

Answer 1

Malaysia’s geographical location protects the country from major natural disasters.

Question 2

Malaysia terletak di luar Lingkaran Api Pasifik dan laluan angin taufan menyebabkan Malaysia bebas daripada gempa bumi, letusan gunung berapi, dan tiupan angin taufan.

Answer 2

Malaysia is located outside the Pacific Ring of Fire and the typhoon route and this makes Malaysia free from earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and typhoon wind blasts.

Question 3

Iklim tropika di negara ini mendedahkan negara kepada risiko banjir banjir kilat dan tanah runtuh pada musim monsun.

Answer 3

The country’s tropical climate exposes the country to the risk of floods and landslides during the monsoon season.

Question 4

Kemarau yang berpanjangan juga mungkin berlaku pada musim kering atau monsun Barat-daya.

Answer 4

Prolonged droughts are also likely to occur especially during the inter-monsoon season i.e. in March and October.

Question 5

Walaupun bencana alam yang besar jarang berlaku di Malaysia.

Answer 5

However major natural disasters are rare in Malaysia.

Question 6

Fenomena alam seperti jerebu, taufan atau ribut tropika, ribut petir, hujan asid, siklon tropika, tsunami, gempa bumi, gegaran gempa bumi, tanah jerlus dan impak La Nina dan El Nino pernah berlaku di Malaysia.

Answer 6

Natural phenomena such as haze, typhoons or tropical storms, thunderstorms, acid rain, tropical cyclones, tsunamis, earthquakes, earthquake tremors, landslides and the impact of La Nina and El Nino have occurred in Malaysia.

Question 7

Antara beberapa peristiwa bencana alam yang mendapat liputan meluas adalah Tragedi Highland Tower (1993), Tragedi Pos Dipang (1996), Tragedi Ribut Greg di Sabah (1996), kejadian tanah runtuh di Gombak (2004) dan banyak lagi.

Answer 7

Among the natural disasters that received widespread coverage were the Highland Tower Tragedy (1993), the Dipang Post Tragedy (1996), the Greg Storm Tragedy in Sabah (1996), the landslide occurrence in Gombak (2004) and many more.

Question 8

Tragedi hempasan ombak besar Tsunami pada Disember 2004 merupakan kali pertama berlaku dan tidak mungkin kita semua lupakan.

Answer 8

The Tsunami tragedy due to the force of large waves in December 2004 was the first time it took place and it is impossible for us to forget the incident.