An average of _______________ named hurricanes form annually in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.
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Question 2Hurricane Sandy in 2012 was a Category _______________ storm.
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Question 3North Carolinas _______________ extends farther into the path of many Atlantic hurricanes than anywhere else on the East Coast.
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Question 4Hurricane _______________, which hit Galveston, Texas in 2008, was the third costliest storm in U.S. history, illustrating the damage a moderate hurricane can cause.
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Question 5A series of arson fires after Hurricane Katrina led authorities to suspect that people were setting fire to their flood-damaged homes in order to receive _______________ benefits.
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Question 6Extratropical cyclones that strike the northeastern coast, especially New England and Nova Scotia, are known as _______________.
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Question 7Cold-weather storms that behave much like hurricanes are known as _______________.
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Question 8Coastal building standards for the NFIP require that all new construction be _______________ of mean high tide.
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