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DO YOU KNOW?
1.Earthquakes.
2.AsiaandtheAm
ericas.
3.Approxim
ately5,000mostlysm
allearthquakesarerecordedeveryyearinCanada.M
ostofthesearenotfeltbyCanadians.
4.SaguenayinJuly,1996andM
anitobainspring,1997.
5.Attheplacechoseninyourfam
ilyemergency
actionplan.
6.Onhotandhum
idsummerdays,m
ainlyattheendoftheday.
7.Becausethebroadroofsofbigbuildingsarem
orelikelytobedam
agedthantheroofsofsmallbuildings.
8.Countthenum
berofsecondsbetweenseeingthelightningandhearingthethunder,thendivideby3.
9.Theflam
esfromcandlesusedforem
ergencylight,foodwarm
ersusedtopreparemealsand
wood-burningheaters.TheRedCrossrecommends
usingcrankorbattery-poweredflashlightsduringanem
ergency,andtohaveextrabatteriesonhand.
10.Youhavetogetdownlowtoavoidbreathingsmoke
andtoxicfumes.
ANSWERS
Q1 Whatnaturaldisastercausesthemostdamagethroughouttheworld?
Q3 HowmanyearthquakesdoCanadiansexperienceeveryyear?
Q7 Whyshouldyouavoidseekingshelterinaroomlikeagymoracafeteriaduringatornadowarning?
Q2 Whichcontinentsaremostaffectedbynaturaldisasters? Q6 Whenaretornadoesformed?
Q4 WhichfloodscausedthemostdamageinCanadianhistory? Q8 Howcanyoutellatwhatdistance
lightningisstrikingduringastorm(inkm)?
Q9 Whatcausesfiresinhomesduringapowerfailure?Q5 Wherewillyoumeetyour
familyifyouareseparatedfromtheminanemergency?
Q10 Whyshouldyoucrawlonyourhandsandkneeswhenthereissmokeinafire?