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Natural Dissasters
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |