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Aftereffects of Drought
1. Loss of human life and malnutrition.

2. Loss of crops.
3. Mass movement of people from one place to another.

P revention of Drought

1. Recycling of water

2. Growing crops which require less water.
3. Adapting to rainwater harvesting.

4. Usage of water judiciously.

Rajasthan, Gujarat, Odisha, Northern Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Eastern and
Southern Maharashtra are the most drought prone areas of India.

Karnataka faced severe drought in 2012.

Let’s Pronounce Together

epicentre seismograph Richter scale volcano dormant

geothermal gravitational impermeable insufficient excessive
malnutrition

LET’S
REVISE

• Natural disaster is an unexpected, sudden event by environmental factors resulting in
damaged property and human life.

• Earthquakes are recorded, detected and measured by an instrument called seismograph.
• Volcano is an opening on the surface of earth from where hot molten lava comes out.

Glossary

• Earthquake : Violent shaking of the earth is surface.
• Volcano : A break in the crust of earth which allows hot lava, volcanic ash
and gases from below the surface to come out.
• Tide : The rise and fall of the waves of sea levels.
• Tsunami : Huge, heavy waves from water bodies due to earthquakes, volcanic
eruptions, etc.
• Drought : Severe shortage of water supply.
• Flood : When an area gets submerged under water.

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