Natural Hazards and Diseases 01

1. Which disease is not caused by drinking dirty water?

   • Cholera
   • Hepatitis
   • Typhoid
   • Yellow fever

2. The HIV virus can lead to which disease?

   • AIDS
   • Bird flu
   • Mad cow disease
   • Scarlet fever

3. Which MEDC is not at risk from tropical storms?

   • Australia
   • Japan
   • Portugal
   • USA

4. Beri beri and rickets are caused by lack of what?

   • Carbohydrates
   • Proteins
   • Starch
   • Vitamins

5. Tropical storms in the Caribbean have what name?

   • Cyclones
   • Hurricanes
   • Mistrals
   • Typhoons

6. What is the common name for Bilharzia?

   • Black fever
   • Dengue fever
   • Snail fever
   • Swamp fever

7. Malaria and which other disease are caused by mosquitoes?

   • Enteritis
   • Sleeping sickness
   • Smallpox
   • Yellow fever

8. What is the calm centre of a hurricane called?

   • The core
   • The eye
   • The hub
   • The swirl

9. Which type of mosquito spreads malaria?

   • Female anopheles
   • Female mephistopheles
   • Male amorphous
   • Male anaphylactic

10. What are tropical storms called in the region of the Pacific Ocean?

    • Chinooks
    • Dust devils
    • Tycoons
    • Typhoons

Quiz written by Jan Crompton