Natural Hazards

5. the total number of people who die in a specific event, such as an accident, disaster, war, or epidemic
6. a visual reference that explains the symbols, colors, and lines used on a map
7. Uncontrollable fires fueled by vegetation and dry conditions in forests or grasslands
9. periods of unusually dry weather and lack of precipitation leading to severe water shortages
11. Large, swirling storm systems characterized by strong winds and heavy rain that form over warm ocean waters
12. Massive, rapidly moving ocean waves usually triggered by underwater earthquakes or volcanic eruptions

1. The rapid movement of rock, earth, or debris down a slope
2. Eruption The rupture of the Earth's crust that allows magma, ash, and hot gases to escape
3. violently rotating columns of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground.
4. the whole number of people or inhabitants in a country or region
8. Violent, sudden shaking of the Earth's surface caused by the release of built-up pressure along tectonic plate boundaries
10. any form of water—liquid or solid—that falls from clouds in the atmosphere to the Earth's surface