Matching: Natural Disasters
Match each of the words with a definition.

____ 1. drought

____ 2. mudslide

____ 3. emergency shelter

____ 4. flood

____ 5. famine

____ 6. evacuation

____ 7. blizzard

____ 8. tsunami

____ 9. aftershock

____ 10. avalanche


1.the act of making people leave a place because of danger
2.a place where people can sleep in an emergency
3.a big wave that can destroy towns near the sea
4.a disaster when there is no rain for a long time
5.a very bad snowstorm
6.a disaster when there is no food
7.a disaster in which snow and ice move quickly down a mountain
8.a lot of water
9.a disaster in which hills become too wet and the soil moves
10.a small earthquake after a larger one

1) drought - 4.a disaster when there is no rain for a long time  2. mudslide - 9.a disaster in which hills become too wet and the soil moves3. emergency shelter - 2.a place where people can sleep in an emergency 4. flood - 8.a lot of water5. famine - 6.a disaster when there is no food6. evacuation - 1.the act of making people leave a place because of danger 7. blizzard - 5.a very bad snowstorm 8. tsunami -  3.a big wave that can destroy towns near the sea9. aftershock -  10.a small earthquake after a larger one10. avalanche - 7.a disaster in which snow and ice move quickly down a mountain