Disaster Watch Over the next few weeks collect information on any disasters that happen around the world. Create a wall chart or collect the articles in a scrap book. Use newspapers, magazines and the Internet as sources of information. Record each disaster in the table below and classify it according to its location. Make a tally of the newspaper articles related to each disaster.
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What type of disaster was most frequently reported? _____________________________
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Why do you think this was the case? __________________________________________
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Which of these disasters do you consider to be the most devastating? ______________ Give reasons for your answer. ________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ World Disasters Series – Book 1
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