17.1.20

Natural Disasters



Watch the video and do the exercises. Check your answers in "comments".

1. Match the places with the natural disasters (use some natural disasters more than once).

PACIFIC                                                                             Earthquake
JAPAN                                                                         Floods
NEW ZEALAND                                                           La Niña
TURKEY                                                                      2 rainy seasons in one
SRI LANKA                                                                  Severe droughts
PAKISTAN                                                                    Tornadoes
THAILAND                                                                  Tropical Cyclone Yasi
COLOMBIA                                                                   Tropical Storm Washi
THE HORN OF AFRICA                                                      Tsunami
THE USA                                                                              Wildfires
TEXAS
THE PHILIPINES

II. What do these numbers refer to?

9.0
40
180
48
12
753
543
1,000

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  1. Lumi17/1/20 9:38 am

    1.
    Earthquake: Japan, New Zealand, Turkey
    Floods: Australia, Sri Lanka, Thailand
    La Niña: Pacific, Australia
    Devastating Monsoon Season: Pakistan
    2 rainy seasons in one: Colombia
    Severe droughts: The Horn of Africa, The USA, Texas
    Tornadoes: Texas
    Tropical Cyclone Yasi: Australia
    Tropical Storm Washi: The Philippines
    Tsunami: Japan
    Wildfires: The USA

    2.
    9.0 - the magnitude of the earthquake (the 4th largest ever recorded)
    40 - meter high tsunami
    180- people who died in New Zealand
    48 - hours under the rubble spent by a mother and her baby
    12- million people affected in the Horn of Africa by droughts
    753- number of tornadoes in a month (April)
    543- Previous record of tornadoes in May 2003
    1,000- people killed in the Philippines by tropical storm Washi

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