Test Bite

1. Where do hurricanes normally form?

Over tropical seas
Over polar seas
Over tropical biomes
Over temperate forests

2. What is the centre of a hurricane called?

Eye
Middle
Centre
Mouth

3. Which of the following is NOT a risk posed to human settlements by hurricanes?

Destruction of buildings
Destruction of communication networks
Earthquakes
Flooding along coastlines
Rising sea level

4. What is the geographical term given to a long period of abnormally dry weather which has led to a severe water shortage?

Tropical storm
Heatwave
Famine
Drought

5. What statement below is not associated with the dangers of droughts to a human population?

Thirst
Hunger due to crop failures
Spread of disease
Land slides
Famine

6. What is the name given to the region of north Africa prone to drought?

Nile
Veld
Sahel
Maghreb
Guinea

7. What was the name of the hurricane which devastated New Orleans in 2005?

Katie
Katrina
Katherine
Keith

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