Natural Disasters Skills and Strategies 13 Collocations Skill Practice 1 Page 197 1.b heavy 3.8 low © high strong 2. high © heavy severe © low Skill Practice 2 Page 198 1. a huge number 3. a easy access b complete surprise b rural areas @ heavy trafic © natural disaster 2. a severe flooding 4 urban areas public meeting © strong support @ low risk Reading 1 The Dark Side of Nature Connecting to the Topic Page 199 Answers will vary. Previewing and Predicting Page 199 Violent storms bring heavy rain and W strong winds. All ofthe rain can cause (xr.2) [When floods occurin the mountains, Ww sometimes the water mixes with earth (Par. 3) [Movement under the earth can also = cause... Par.) The most severe damage is usually atthe = [center of an earthquake, but. (Par 5) PAlihough most earthquakes are caused = by the natural movement ofthe ear, sometimes... (Pa. 6) 92 Answer Key While You Read Page 199 1, serious injuries, death, significant damage: earthquakes 2. water mixes with earth 3. a massive wall of water that hits the shore suddenly 4, sometimes human activity contributes to natural disasters Reading Skill Development Main Idea Check Page 203 AQ Ds B4 E3 co A Closer Look Page 203 aW; b ME; c W; dW; e W; f ME . Cyclones: ¢ e; Hurricanes: a b; Typhoons: d False b True abd False e ‘Skill Review Page 204 iolent storms bring heavy fain and strong Wind. So ‘much rain can cause floods. The most serious violent storms begin over oceans. These are called hurricanes, ‘exclones, oF typhoons. Their names depend on their locations. A hurricane is a massive Storm in the Atlantic ‘Ocean or the eastern Pacific Ocean, A cyclone is a ‘Severe storm that starts in the Indian Ocean or in the southwestern Pacific Ovean near Australia or Aftica, A typhoon is a storm in the northwestem Pacific Ocean near ‘Asia, In 2009, a typhoon hit Taiwan. Eighty inches (two ‘meters) of rain fell in two days. Heavy floods destroyed. bridges and roads and caused Widespread damage.Vocabulary Development Definitions Page 205 1. Damage 5. contribute to 2. massive 6, mine 3. Mud 7. dam 4, deadly 8, community Words in Context Page 205 Lh 5.b 2d 68 ie he 4a af Reading 2 Predicting and Preparing for Natural Disasters Connecting to the Topic Page 207 Answers will vary Previewing and Predicting Page 207 While You Read Page 207 1, massive storms 2. small movements 3. Although we cannot predict most natural disasters, it {is possible to prepare for them. 4, We cannot prevent them, However, we can predict some kinds of disasters Reading Skill Development Main Idea Check Page 210 AS D4 B3 E7 cé ACloser Look Page 210 1. False 4.bBe 2 ab Se abd 3c 6d Skill Review Page 211 2. (Aft the earthquake in Kyoko in 1975, they built an carly warning system, 3. When a massive earthquake hit Japan in 2011, there was a wating a few seconds fle the fis temor 4, A lot of bubbles appeared in the water, THEA the water went ou ery fa 5. For example, in Hsicheng, China, in February 1975, many animals begin to behave strangely Government officials believe this was a warning tat an earthquake was coming, They onder everyone to leave the city. ANEWRIVSINE, there was 2 strong earthquake. Vocabulary Development Definitions Page 212 1. average 5. coast 2. terrible 6. contact 3. precise 7. erucial 4. shake 8. reduce Words in Context Page 212 1, tremors 5. satellite 2. warning 6. accurately 3. prepares 7. loss 4. bubbles 8. signs Unit 7 Natural Disasters 33Skills and Strategies 14 Organizing Notes in Outlines Skill Practice 1 Page 215 Possible answers. A. Possible to prevent loss of life in earthquakes 1, build better roads and buildings 2, teach people what to do 3, stop high-speed trains Skill Practice 2 Page 215 Possible answers. Droughis are natural disasters. 1. affect large numbers of people 4. 1920, China, killed 500,000, affected 20m 6, 1980s, Africa killed millions 2. cause severe damage 4. land blows away b. people have to leave 3. local officials cannot take care of people Reading 3 A Natural Disaster from Outer Space? Connecting to the Topic Page 216 Answers will vary. Previewing and Predicting Pago 216 T__|How and why do objects fall o Earth from outer space? TT | What happens when objects fom outer space hit While You Read Page 216 1. the air and gas above Earth 2. They disappeared from Earth forever. 3, massive destruction 4. prevent a natural disaster 34 Answer Key Reading Skill Development Main Idea Check Page 220 A3 D4 Bo ES c7 A Closer Look Page 220 1. False sd de 6. False BDAC OBOE Ta 4, True Babod Skill Review Page 221 Paragraph 5 Main Idea: Asteroids cause destruction but this is a natural part of how life on Earth changes. 1 Asteroids cause death 2. Some plants and animals ~ extinct, others develop. 3. Asteroid — development of dinosaurs Paragraph 6 Main Idea: NEOs can cause major damage if they hit Earth 1 Tunguska explosion = atomic bomb 2 80 million trees burned 3. The explosion was big enough to destroy a city. Vocabulary Development Defi jons Page 222 1, Outer space 5. Dust 2. Gravity 6. block 3. mystery 7. Junk 4. extinct 8. project Word Families Page 222 1. analyze 6. impact 2. impact 7. analysis 3. exploded 8. explosion 4. orbits 9. suggestions 5. suggests 10. orbit Academic Word List Page 223 1, widespread 6. accurately 2. precise 7. contributed to 3. community 8. impact 4. project 9. crucial 5. contacts 10. analysis