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Match the Columns
| A | B | ||
| 1 | Drought | a | Man-made disaster |
| 2 | Hiroshima bombing | b | Chemical disaster |
| 3 | Underwater earthquakes that cause tsunamis | c | Largest oil spill disaster |
| 4 | Accidental release of toxins in the environment from factories | d | Insufficient rainfall |
| 5 | Deepwater Horizon | e | Natural disaster |
Match the Columns
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Solution
| A | B | ||
| 1 | Drought | d | Insufficient rainfall |
| 2 | Hiroshima bombing | a | Man-made disaster |
| 3 | Underwater earthquakes that cause tsunamis | e | Natural disaster |
| 4 | Accidental release of toxins in the environment from factories | b | Chemical disaster |
| 5 | Deepwater Horizon | c | Largest oil spill disaster |
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