Extreme weather

Question 1

what is the difference between Typhoon and hurricane

Answer 1

typhoon: West pacific
hurricane: Atlantic, east pacific

Question 2

what is a cyclone

Answer 2

system of winds rotating inwards to an area of low atmospheric pressure

Counter clockwise- NH
Clockwise- SH

Question 3

what is a tornado

Answer 3

vortex of violently rotating air. Caused when warm air and cold air collides, frontal rain

Question 4

what is a monsoon

Answer 4

seasonal shift in prevailing wind direction, affected by ITCZ

Question 5

what is flooding. 3 non-anthropogenic causes

Answer 5

when banks of river have exceeded past their capacity to hold water.

Storm Surge, continuous heavy rains, snow melt

Question 6

3 anthropogenic causes

Answer 6

deforestation, dam failure, urbanization

Question 7

3 ways human adapt to flooding

Answer 7

vegetation management, flood barriers, ARTIFICAL LEVEES

Question 8

largest dam ever constructed

Answer 8

Three Gorges Dam

Question 9

functions of canals

Answer 9

irrigation of crops, drain over-saturated lands

Question 10

sea walls, flood walls

Answer 10

barriers that act as walls and gates between low lying areas and the sea