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On an outline map of India mark the following
- Earthquake zones with moderate damage risk and high damage risk.
- Any two flood-prone areas
- Any two cyclone zones
- Any two drought-prone areas
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Solution
- (a) Earthquake zones with moderate damage risk are : Jabalpur, Ratnagiri.
(b) Earthquake zones with high damage risk are : Chamoli, Sikkim.
(c) Earthquake zones with very high damage risk are: Kangra, Bhuj. - Two floods prone areas are : Rivers of Punjab, River Krishna.
- Two cyclones zone are : Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
- Two drought prone areas are : Gujarat and Rajasthan.
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