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6. Which country was worst affected by the Boxing Day Tsunami?

  • Indonesia
  • Sri Lanka
  • The Philippines
  • Thailand

7. Which of these countries may see an increase in cyclones? (Think about where they are!)

  • Somalia
  • Algeria
  • Madagascar
  • South Africa

8. What % do Boreal forests contribute to land carbon sinks?

  • 13%
  • 2.5%
  • 37%
  • 68%

9. Which of these brings rain and floods to California?

  • El Nino
  • Monsoon season
  • La Nina
  • Typhoons

10. What is the definition of albedo?

  • The land ice in the Arctic circle
  • The positive feedback mechanism that is occurring as ice melts into oceans
  • The amount of solar radiation reflected by the earth's surfaces
  • A traditional Inuit language

11. What is the "benioff zone"?

  • The region just below the lithosphere where convection currents are generated
  • A zone where many deep earthquakes occur, situated beneath a destructive plate boundary
  • The area of the Pacific Ocean where El Nino cycles develop
  • The new land created at divergent plate boundaries where plates move apart, like the Rift Valley

12. How much longer is Hudson Bay unfrozen each year, due to warming?

  • 8 days
  • 5 weeks
  • 3 weeks
  • 2 months

13. How many people died in the 1953 Storm Surge on the South East coast?

  • 300
  • 200
  • 1,000
  • 150

14. How many typhoons affect the Philippines every year?

  • 15
  • 120
  • 4
  • 25

15. What incline is needed for landslides and avalanches?

  • 35o
  • 75o
  • 90o
  • 17o

16. Which of these is not a major cause for floods in Bangladesh?

  • Tropical Cyclones
  • Isostatic rebound
  • Storm Surges across the enclosed bay of Bengal
  • Heavy rainfall April-September

17. Which of these is not a real disaster that affected California?

  • Lassen Peak volcanic eruption, 1998
  • Cresent City tsunami, 1964
  • Wildfire season, 2007; killed 14-22
  • 1994 Northridge Earthquake; injured 1500

18. Which of these isn't a low - lying island system?

  • Maldives
  • Kosovo
  • Kiribati
  • Tuvalu

19. Which of these disasters was the most costly, in absolute economic costs?

  • Typhoon Haiyann
  • Hurricane Katrina
  • Haiti Earthquake
  • Mount Pinatubo erruption

20. Which of these Arctic species will INCREASE due to warming?

  • Cod
  • Caribou
  • Salmon in the Yukon
  • Shrimp