Difficulty: Easy
Correct Answer: Earthquake
Explanation:
Introduction / Context:
Flood, fire, and cyclone are commonly listed natural hazards/disasters (fire may be natural or anthropogenic but is treated in hazard lists). The task is to select another disaster-type event from the options, not an outcome or generic weather.
Given Data / Assumptions:
Concept / Approach:
'Earthquake' is a geophysical disaster/hazard and matches the category. 'Damage' is a consequence, not an event type; 'rain' is a meteorological phenomenon, not necessarily a disaster; 'accident' is a broad incident class, not a specific natural hazard.
Step-by-Step Solution:
1) Identify the event type class: disaster/hazard.2) Evaluate options: only 'Earthquake' is a discrete natural hazard event.3) Select 'Earthquake'.
Verification / Alternative check:
Standard hazard frameworks group cyclone, flood, earthquake, wildfire, drought, etc., as disasters; this supports the match.
Why Other Options Are Wrong:
Common Pitfalls:
Selecting an effect (damage) rather than another event of the same type.
Final Answer:
Earthquake
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