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Natural Dissasters
Term | Definition |
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Tornadoes | a violently rotation column of air tat extends from a thunderstorm to the ground |
Volcanoes | vent in Earth's surface from which molten rock, debris and steam issue |
Hurricanes | a storm that develops over the Atlantic and Pacific ocean |
Earthquakes | when plates or rocks within the Earth suddenly break or shift under stress,sending shock waves rippling |
Hurricane Hugo | started on the coast of Africa and ended in the Northern part of South Carolina, it killed thousands pf people and destroyed thousands of homes |
Charleston Earthquake | the communication and the communication services weren't working |
Physical Map | shows the land forms such as mountains and rivers |
Political Map | shows the government boundaries such as what state borders which other state |
Climate | is the temperature of the atmosphere |
Weather | is climate but during a specific time like for example it rained on Thursday night |