Disaster Management — Geography STD 11 Commerce / Arts — Question

A – South-East Asia, Japan and islands in the Pacific Ocean are most vulnerable to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
R – They are located in ‘Ring of Fire’.

The deposition of sediments is limited in ………………….

Statement A – The cyclonic depression originating in the Bay of Bengal is marching towards Tamil Nadu at a velocity of 350 km/hr.
Statement B – The loss of life was not much but property loss occurred on a large scale.
(a) A indicates a disaster and B indicates a hazard.
(b) A indicates a hazard while B indicates a disaster.
(c) A indicates a disaster but B does not indicate a hazard.
(d) A does not indicate a disaster but B indicates a hazard.

Slow downhill creep of soil in periglacial or alpine regions is known as ………………..

River, glacier, wind, sea waves and groundwater are the agents of erosion. Following work in the correct order is responsible to form various landforms.

The ………………. Biome was known as ‘The Heaven for Hunting’.

Loss of homes, permanent changes in the position of river channel and adverse effects on tourism in an affected area due to an earthquake etc., are ……………..

Limestones are formed extensively in the tropical oceans of the world as a result of ………………….

When rocks and pebbles bump into each other and break up into smaller fragments it is called ………………