1. Avalanches a large amount of substance that falls somewhere 2.

. Cyclones a severe storm in which the wind spins in a circle 3. Droughts a long period of time when there is little or no rain and crops die 4. Earthquakes a sudden shaking movement of the ground 5. Floods when water covers an area of land 6. Forest fires when flame spreads across a forest 7. Hurricanes a violent storm with extremely strong winds and heavy rain 8. Landslides a heavy fall of earth and rocks down the side of a mountain or steep slope 9. Volcanic eruptions if a volcano erupts, it explodes inside and flames, rocks and lava come out of the top 10. Windstorm a period of bad weather when there is a lot of wind but no rain 11. Deforestation the process of removing trees from an area of land, destroying a forest 12. The destruction of habitats the damage that is so severe that a normal place that a particular animal lives in or plant grows cannot be returned to its normal state 13. Endangered species a type of animal or plant that may soon become extinct 14. Famine a serious lack of food that continues for a long time and causes many people in a country to become ill or die 15. Flooding - a situation in which water from a river or from rain covers a large area of land 16. Global warming the slow increase in the temperature of the Earth caused partly by the greenhouse effect increasing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere 17. The greenhouse effect the process in which heat is unable to escape from the atmosphere and causes the temperature of the Earth to rise. The rise is called global warming 18. Malnutrition a medical condition in which you are weak or ill because you do not eat enough of the right foods 19. Natural disaster something that happens in nature and causes a lot of damage or kills a lot of people for example a flood or earthquake 20. Overpopulation to many people 21. Poverty- a situation in which someone does not have enough money to pay for their basic needs 22. The exploitation of women unfair treatment of women or using women to get benefits 23. Disaster statistic a person that describes the damage of something by using numbers 24. Evaporation- when liquid changes into gas or steam 25. Tropical coast- an area of land beside a sea in the hottest part of the world 26. Slop a part of lands that starts to move 27. Progressively gradually and steady 28. Waterlogged- to wet ground to walk on 29. Mud very soft wet earth 30. Accelerate to happen or make something move at a faster rate 31. Mile a unit for measuring length equal to 1609 kilometers 32. Federation a large organization made up of several smaller organizations or groups that share similar aims 33. International involving several countries or existing between countries 34. The Red Cross an international organization that helps people in areas affected by war, natural disasters 35. The Red Crescent a medical organization that helps people in Muslim countries who have been affected by war or natural disasters

36. Prosperous rich and successful 37. Zone an area that has an important or typical feature 38. Armed conflict disagreement between people or groups that involves weapons 39. Threat a situation or an activity that could cause harm or danger 40. Virtually used for emphasizing that a statement is almost completely true 41. Recovery the process of returning to normal activities or state 42. Geological relating to geology or to the features of the Earths surface 43. Developing world is made up of developing countries that are poor and do not have many industries 44. Agricultural area areas that are related to farming 45. Unemployed when someone does not have a job 46. Undernourished someone who is not healthy because they do not get enough food 47. Poor soil land of low quality 48. Substandard not as good as you would normally expect 49. Carbon emissions carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide in the atmosphere produced by vehicles and industrial processes 50. Fury a feeling of very strong anger 51. Quantity the amount of something 52. Intense very great or extreme 53. Population all the people who live in a particular area 54. Volcano a mountain that forces hot gas, rocks, ash and lava into the air through a hole on the top 55. Erupt when a volcano explodes and flames, rocks and lava come out through the top 56. Range the distance with in which you can see, hear or reach something or an area 57. Risk when something unpleasant or dangerous can happen 58. Degree an amount of something 59. Volcanologist a person whose job involves studying volcanoes 60. Warning telling someone about a possible problem or danger 61. Dust very small pieces of dirt that cover surfaces or pieces of dry Earth that are like powder 62. Stratosphere the part of Earths atmosphere that is 10 kilometers to 50 kilometers above the surface