ECOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -True or False: Flooding caused by the Huang He River in China has caused more deaths than any other river in the world. True.
Detailed explanation-2: -The estimates of the number of people killed by the flood (and the ensuing disease and famine) range from 850, 000 to 4, 000, 000, making it by most estimates the deadliest natural disaster in recorded history.
Detailed explanation-3: -Overall, the flooding left 80 million people homeless. The estimates of the number of people killed by the flood (and the disease and famine that followed) range from 850, 000 to 4, 000, 000, making it one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history.
Detailed explanation-4: -A colossal landslide created a natural dam across the river which was breached about a year later. The resulting flood could plausibly have travelled 2, 000 km (1, 200 mi) down the river and the resulting instability of river channels might have lasted up to twenty years.