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Revision: Natural and Man-made Disasters Geography ICSE ICSE Class 8 CISCE

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Definitions [5]

Define: Tsunami

It is a long, high sea wave caused by an undersea earthquake or other disturbance.

Define: Avalanche

It is a fall or slide of a large mass as of snow or rock, down a mountain side.

Define: Epidemic

It is an outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely.

Define: Storm surge

It is an abnormal rise in the level of the sea along a coast caused by the onshore winds of a severe cyclone.

Define: Water table

It is the level below which the ground is saturated with water.

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