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5. What are the harmful e ects of a ood?

6. What do you understand by the term ‘drought’?

D. Life Skills

Raj lives in Chennai, near the sea coast. Which kinds of natural disasters might occur
there? Explain the reasons.

Think and Answer • Critical Thinking

1. How can you say that oods cause soil erosion?
2. Growing more and more trees can prevent droughts. How?

Let Us Do

1. In the following wordsearch, nd eight terms related to natural disasters.

B U M A D R O U G H T • Problem Solving
V O R N S T X M W F S

E A R T H Q U A K E U

N T Q C N O R G L G N
T D Y Y P E J M X P A

L Q M L B S L A V A M

N F L O O D S V B R I
K Z U J I T A H W A Q

C Y C L O N E R A P H

2. Find out about the earthquakes that have occurred in our country in the recent
past, taking help of the internet. • Digital Integration

S E L Social Awareness

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