Natural disasters

2. Large population center, many people in danger if disasters happen
4. Hurricanes make contact with mainland
5. Emergency ________ respond to disasters and help people. Good in developed countries, inadequate in developing countries.
7. Permanent man-made barrier to protect coast from tsunamis or storm surges
9. The ability to _______ from a natural disaster depends on a countries level of development
10. Ring of _________ (where most earthquakes and volcanoes are found)
12. 75 ______ of volcanoes and 90 ________ of earthquakes are along the ring of fire
15. ________ Firs burn very easily
16. Dangerous rotating tropical storm (happens in the fall)
17. Place were Tsunamis and Hurricanes form
18. Center of hurricane where storm is calm
20. Type of forest that uses controlled burns to prevent fires and help crops grow
22. Wave caused by earth quake in the ocean
24. Island in Asia formed by ring of fire volcanos (Famous LA dodger from this place)
25. Sparsely populated area, less infrastructure, less emergency services
27. __________ Burns reduce the risk of fire and help plants grow
29. Rotating column of air touching the ground

1. Ocean associated with Ring of Fire
3. Not snow, not rain, can be the size of golf balls
6. Storm ________ is the most dangerous part of a hurricane
8. Sudden shaking, disaster that cannot be predicted
10. An overflow of water onto normally dry land
11. Country with less emergency services and poor infrastructure, needs international help for disaster repair
12. Can make it difficult for floodwater to drain, more common in urban areas than rural
13. likelihood of a disaster occuring
14. Early __________ systens can detect disasters before they happen
19. _________ Plates move under the earth's surface
21. Measurement of an earthquake's strength
23. ______ lines, cracks in the earth's surface where tectornic plates meet and earthquakes happen
25. Massive fire resistant trees
26. Erupts lava, can be active, dormant or extinct
28. Wooded areas that can burn