This PSEB 8th Class Social Science Notes Chapter 8 Disaster Management will help you in revision during exams.
PSEB 8th Class Social Science Notes Chapter 8 Disaster Management
→ Natural Hazard: Any natural event that does not occur frequently but is fast enough to threaten life is called a ‘natural hazard’.
→ Natural disasters: The location of the natural hazards and the intensity with which it occurs lead to what are known as natural disasters. Tsunami, earthquakes, cyclones, floods, etc.
→ Earthquake: The sudden mild or violent shaking of a part of the earth is called an earthquake.
→ Seismograph: An instrument is used to record and measure the vibrations of the earthquake.
→ Man-Made disasters: Bomb explosions, terrorism pollution, Dam-burst, industrial accidents, and epidemics.
→ Disaster Management in India: Many institutions have started courses in disaster management. These include:
- Central Disaster Management Authority, New Delhi.
- Disaster Management National Centre, New Delhi.
- Earthquake Information Centre, I.I.T. Kanpur.
- Disaster Management Institute, Bhopal.
- Indira Gandhi Open University, New Delhi.
- Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi.