rehabilitation and recovery of victims. It NATURAL HAZARDS AND DISASTERS . Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below. (i) Which one of the following states of India experiences floods frequently?
(a) Bihar (c) Assam (b) West Bengal (d) Uttar Pradesh (ii) In which one of the following districts of Uttaranchal did Malpa Landslide disaster take place? (a) Bageshwar (c) Almora (b) Champawat (d) Pithoragarh (iii) Which one of the following states receives floods in the winter months? (a) Assam (c) Kerala (b) West Bengal (d) Tamil Nadu (iv) In which of the following rivers is the Majuli River Island situated? (a) Ganga (c) Godavari (b) Brahmaputra (d) Indus (v) Under which type of natural hazards do blizzards come?
(a) Atmospheric (c) Terrestrial (b) Aquatic (d) Biological . Answer the following questions in less than words. (i) When can a hazard become a disaster? (ii) Why are there more earthquakes in the Himalayas and in the north-eastern region of India?
(iii) What are the basic requirements for the formation of a cyclone? (vi) How are the floods in Eastern India different from the ones in Western India? (v) Why are there more droughts in Central and Western India? .
Answer the following questions in not more than words. (i) Identify the Landslide-prone regions of India and suggest some measures to mitigate the disasters caused by these. (ii) What is vulnerability? Divide India into natural disaster vulnerability zones based on droughts and suggest some mitigation measures.
(v) When can developmental activities become the cause of disasters? Project/Activity Prepare a project report on any one of the topics given below. (i) Malpa Landslide (v) Tehri Dam/Sardar Sarovar (ii) Tsunami (vi) Bhuj/Latur Earthquakes (iii) Odisha and Gujarat Cyclones (vii) Life in a delta/riverine island (iv) Inter-linking of rivers (viii) Prepare a model of rooftop rainwater harvesting EXERCISES