Activity 19.4.3 – Comparing and contrasting natural disasters
Earth scientists study disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis,
hurricanes (cyclones, typhoons), tornados, volcanoes, floods,
and drought. Table 19.11 lists the thirty worst natural
disasters of the twentieth century. Database. (1) Of the events
listed, which type of disaster caused the greatest loss of life
in the twentieth century? To determine this, perform an
ascending sort on the type of disaster, then perform a
subtotal/sum after each group of disasters to calculate the loss
of life from each. (2) Which countries suffered most from
natural disasters in the twentieth century? Perform an ascending
sort on the country and a subtotal/sum on deaths, grouping by
country, to calculate the loss of life per country.