KCE-079 CROSSWORD PUZZLE UNIT – 01

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Across
  1. 3. / _________ belt area in the world witness’s highest seismic earthquake activity in the world.
  2. 4. recent years 90% of ______ disasters worldwide have been related to water and climate.
  3. 5. Modified Mercalli Scale is the name of instrument used for measuring earthquake _______
  4. 8. / volcanic eruption are closely associated with ______.
  5. 10. hazard is a situation where there is _____ to property and lives from calamities
  6. 11. the scientific study of ________ is called Seismology
  7. 13. Disasters are mainly classified as
  8. 15. account for nearly 70% of the people affected in Asia.
  9. 16. /_________is an event arising out of result of hazard event.
Down
  1. 1. volcanic eruption is responsible for raising ___________ of the Northern Hemisphere by 1.2°c.
  2. 2. killing diseases can be referred as biological disaster
  3. 6. role of which agency is important in disaster prevention is _____.
  4. 7. the type of disaster is most prominent in India.
  5. 9. The typical examples of man-made disasters ____Chemical explosion ,Leakage of toxic waste ,War and civil strife
  6. 12. artificial.
  7. 14. The Centre of the cyclone is characterized by ___ pressure.