Christchurch, New Zealand Case Study 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyNatural hazardsGCSEAQA Created by: elazarooCreated on: 18-05-16 11:28 What was it's rating on the richter scale? 6.3 1 of 10 What type of plate margin did it occur at? Conservative 2 of 10 (Primary Impact) What was the death toll of the earthquake? 185 3 of 10 (Primary Impact) How many homes were destroyed? 400,000 4 of 10 (Primary Impact) Give two other primary impacts not already mentioned that relate to infrastructure Roads, public transport stopped/destroyed and collapsed buildings (e.g. Christchurch Cathedral) 5 of 10 (Secondary Impact) How many people were without power? 50,000 6 of 10 (Secondary Impact) How much did long term costs of reconstruction etc. amount to? £1.9 Billion 7 of 10 (Secondary Impact) How much ice was taken away from the biggest glacier? 30 million tonnes of ice 8 of 10 Give two immediate responses that helped with rescue attempts. 1. Australia helped by providing helicopter rescue 2. Bystanders helped free others without equipment 9 of 10 Give two long term responses that dealt with infrastructure improvements. 1. Improvement in building codes 2. Construction of temporary homes 10 of 10
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