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13 Cards in this Set
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WHEN HOUSES GET FLOODED WHAT 2 THINGS CAN HAPPEN?
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1. WIRING CAN GET DAMAGED
2. FURNITURE CAN GET DAMAGED |
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WHAT 2 DISEASES CAN BE CAUGHT IN OR AFTER A FLOOD?
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1. TYPHOID
2. CHOLERA (IN POORER COUNTRIES) |
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WHAT HAPPENS TO TREES DURING FLOODS AND WHAT CAN THEY DAMAGE?
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THE TREES WILL FALL DOWN AND THEY MIGHT BRAKE TELEPHONE WIRES OR EVEN GET TRAPPED UNDER A BRIDGE AND SLOW DOWN THE FLOWING WATER
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WHAT CAN HAPPEN TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS DURING A FLOOD?
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THEY CAN BE WASHED AWAY OR EVEN DROWN
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WATER HAPPENS TO DRINKING WATER DURING A FLOOD?
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IT COULD GET CONTAMINATED
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EVEN IF PEOPLE DON'T GET DROWNED, HOW CAN THEY DIE?
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1. STARVATION BECAUSE OF THE CROPS BEING RUINED
2. A DISEASE IF THEY DRINK CONTAMINATED WATER |
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AFTER A FLOOD WHY MIGHT YOUR HOME NOT BE SAFE TO LIVE IN FOR WEEKS?
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ELECTRIC SHOCKS COULD BE RECIEVED FROM DAMAGED WIRING AND THERE WILL BE SHARP, BROKEN, FURNATURE YOU COULD STAND ON. ALSO EVERYTHING WOULD BE SOAKING WET
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WHY IS IT A GOOD IDEA TO BOIL TAP WATER AFTER A FLOOD?
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IT WILL KILL ALL OF THE BACTERIA IN THE WATER
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NAME 1 SUBSTANCE THAT IS IMPERMIABLE
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CLAY
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WHY IS IT A BAD IDEA TO BUILD IN A FLOOD PLAIN?
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EVERY SO OFTEN A RIVER WILL FLOOD
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WHY IS IT IMPORTANT AFTER A FLOOD THAT YOU DON'T TURN ON ANYTHING THAT IS RUNNNING ON GAS?
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THE GAS PIPE MIGHT HAVE BROKE AND WATER COULD HAVE GONE IN IT AND BLOCKED IT. THIS COULD LEAD TO IT BLOWING UP
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WHICH 1 BENEFIT TO FLOODS BRING?
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SILK GETS DEPOSITED ON THE FARMLAND AND KEEPS IT FERTILE
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WHICH COUNTRY DOES THE AMAZON RIVER FLOW THROUGH?
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BRAZIL
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