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DO YOU KNOW? 1. Earthquakes. 2. Asia and the Americas. 3. Approximately 5,000 mostly small earthquakes are recorded every year in Canada. Most of these are not felt by Canadians. 4. Saguenay in July, 1996 and Manitoba in spring, 1997. 5. At the place chosen in your family emergency action plan. 6. On hot and humid summer days, mainly at the end of the day. 7. Because the broad roofs of big buildings are more likely to be damaged than the roofs of small buildings. 8. Count the number of seconds between seeing the lightning and hearing the thunder, then divide by 3. 9. The flames from candles used for emergency light, food warmers used to prepare meals and wood-burning heaters. The Red Cross recommends using crank or battery-powered flashlights during an emergency, and to have extra batteries on hand. 10. You have to get down low to avoid breathing smoke and toxic fumes. ANSWERS Q1 What natural disaster causes the most damage throughout the world? Q3 How many earthquakes do Canadians experience every year? Q7 Why should you avoid seeking shelter in a room like a gym or a cafeteria during a tornado warning? Q2 Which continents are most affected by natural disasters? Q6 When are tornadoes formed? Q4 Which floods caused the most damage in Canadian history? Q8 How can you tell at what distance lightning is striking during a storm (in km)? Q9 What causes fires in homes during a power failure? Q5 Where will you meet your family if you are separated from them in an emergency? Q10 Why should you crawl on your hands and knees when there is smoke in a fire?

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Page 1: DO YOU KNOW? - Canadian Red Cross · DO YOU KNOW? 1. Earthquakes. 2. Asia and the Americas. 3. Approximately 5,000 mostly small earthquakes are recorded 4. Saguenay every year in

DO YOU KNOW?

1.Earthquakes.

2.AsiaandtheAm

ericas.

3.Approxim

ately5,000mostlysm

allearthquakesarerecordedeveryyearinCanada.M

ostofthesearenotfeltbyCanadians.

4.SaguenayinJuly,1996andM

anitobainspring,1997.

5.Attheplacechoseninyourfam

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actionplan.

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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?

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