Cyclone Nargis questions 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyNatural hazardsA2/A-levelAQA Created by: Beth SadlerCreated on: 11-06-15 12:38 Where did Cyclone Nargis form? Bay of Bengal 1 of 28 When did it form? April 2008 2 of 28 As it approaced Myanmar what catagory on the Saffir-Simpson Scale was it Caragory 4 3 of 28 When did it actually hit? April 2nd 4 of 28 Wind speeds were in excess of... 215 Km/h 5 of 28 What happened to it when it moved inland? It weakened and was downgraded to a storm 6 of 28 What was the height of the storm surge? 5 metres 7 of 28 How much land was flooded? 14,000 Km2 8 of 28 How many deaths occured? 140,000 9 of 28 How many homes were destroyed? 450,000 10 of 28 How many homes were damaged? 350,000 11 of 28 What percentage of the population had no acess to drinking water? 70% 12 of 28 What percentage of heath facilities were destroyed? 75% 13 of 28 How many people were left without shelter? 2.5 million 14 of 28 How many schools were destroyed? 4000 15 of 28 How much agricultural land was lost? 600,000 hectares 16 of 28 What was the total cost of the cyclone? $4 billion 17 of 28 How many animals were killied? 200,000 18 of 28 What percentage of food stores were destroyed? 40% 19 of 28 What percentage of rice paddies were lost? 65% 65% 20 of 28 What ultimately slowed down the response to the cyclone? The Burmese government refused foreign aid 21 of 28 When did the government accept foreign aid 9th May 22 of 28 Muslim Aid distributed what? Water purification tablets 23 of 28 A French navel ship was denied entry depite it was carrying how much supplies? 1500 tonnes 24 of 28 The military siezed two ships carrying what? High energy biscuits 25 of 28 When did the Burmese government allow aid workers to enter the country? 23rd May 26 of 28 When did Indian weather agencies tell the Burmese government that a cyclone would hit? 48 hours before 27 of 28 What form of preparation plans did the Burmese government have? None 28 of 28
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