Class 8 English — Chapter 3: Stories of courage and survival
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What you'll learn
- ▸Understanding Tsunamis
- ▸Human Impact: Stories from the Andamans
- ▸Recognizing Tsunami Warning Signs
- ▸The Power of Knowledge and Awareness
- ▸Themes of Courage and Resilience
- ▸Animal Behavior During Natural Disasters
- ▸Geographical Context: Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- ▸Vocabulary of Disaster and Emotion
Chapter Summary
--- PAGE 1 --- 0849CH02 Before you read Look at the map of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands given here. Andaman and Nicobar Islands 92° North Andaman Middle Andaman Lower Andaman Port Blair Andaman Sea Little Andaman ANDAMAN ISLANDS -10° Indian Ocean Car Nicobar NICOBAR ISLANDS Tarasa Noncowry 0 100 km Katchall 24 Honeydew Little Great 70 92° Nicobar Nicobar miles Now read the sentences below. Rewrite the incorrect ones after correcting the mistakes. 1. Katchall is an island. 2. It is part of the Andaman group of islands. 3. Nancowry is an island in the Nicobar group. 4. Katchall and Nancowry are more than a hundred miles apart. (Hint: the scale of the map is given.) 5. The Andaman and Nicobar …
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Did you know?
- 💡 A tsunami can race across an ocean as fast as a jet plane flies.
- 💡 Most tsunamis are triggered by earthquakes happening far under the sea.
- 💡 Many animals can sense changes that signal an upcoming natural disaster.
- 💡 Some indigenous tribes on the Andaman Islands have lived isolated for thousands of years.
- 💡 The 2004 tsunami earthquake was so powerful it shifted the entire Earth slightly.
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