Question

part a: based on the text, which statement best summarizes the immediate effects of the mount tambora eruption on the people living on sumbawa and lombok?

a. the blast destroyed the land and poisoned the water, resulting in the deaths of over 90,000 people from starvation.

b. the immediate effects were relatively minor compared to the global climate change that followed.

c. thousands were killed by the initial blast, but the surrounding land remained fertile for those who survived.

d. people were able to quickly rebuild their lives because of the rich volcanic soil that was created after the eruption.

part b: which details from the passage best supports the answer to the previous question?

a. \the eruption of tambora in 1815 was the most deadly and powerful volcanic eruption in human history.\

b.
o fruits or vegetables would grow. there were no fish to catch; almost every animal had been killed. trapped without food on their ruined lands, more than 90,000 people on sumbawa and the nearby island of lombok starved to death.\

c. \yet, incredibly, few people outside the blast zone learned about this terrible disaster.\

d. \the eruption instantly killed at least 12,000 people living on and around mount tambora.\

Explanation:

Answer:

A. The blast destroyed the land and poisoned the water, resulting in the deaths of over 90,000 people from starvation.
B. "No fruits or vegetables would grow. There were no fish to catch; almost every animal had been killed. Trapped without food on their ruined lands, more than 90,000 people on Sumbawa and the nearby island of Lombok starved to death."