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Let’s Learn
A Answer the following questions briefl y.
1. What are the geographic divisions of Nepal?
2. Name any two places which were severely damaged during the earthquake.
3. What happened to Mt Everest during the earthquake?
4. Why did the earthquake happen in Nepal?
5. Name the countries which were aff ected along with Nepal in the earthquake.
B Fill in the blanks.
1. _________________ is the capital of Nepal.
2. An earthquake with a magnitude of _________________ on the Richter Scale hit Nepal on
25th April, 2015.
3. Nepal sits on the boundary of two massive tectonic plates – _________________ and
_________________ .
4. The Indian Plate constantly pushes the _________________ in the upward direction.
5. Mount Everest has moved _________________ to the north-east in recent years.
C Answer the following questions in detail.
1. Create a report on how the earthquake aff ected the economy of Nepal. You can take the
help of the following website.
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/countingthecost/2015/05/economic-impact-
nepal-earthquake-150501120857758.html
2. What were eff ects of the earthquake on the environment?
Do It Yourself
Imagine you were involved in the Nepal earthquake. You survived the quake. Write a mail to your
parents describing the amount of destruction that has taken place in Nepal. Write about the
survivors and their hardships. Take help from the Internet.
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