Basic Concept Of Disaster Flashcards
1
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sudden calamitous event
A
disaster
2
Q
causing great and often sudden damage or distress
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calamity
3
Q
shaking of earth caused by the movement of tectonic plates
A
earthquake
4
Q
when lava and gas discharges
A
volcanic erruption
5
Q
type of tropical cyclone
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typhoon
6
Q
natural event (flood, earthquake, hurricane)
A
natural disasters
7
Q
sudden or great disaster
A
destruction
8
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major direct disaster caused by human
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manmade disaster
