Geography- Case studies 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyNatural hazardsGCSEAQA Created by: tonisha_Created on: 09-11-21 20:08 What is one country which suffered a 7.8 magnitude earthquake? New Zealand 1 of 25 Where in New Zealand? Kaikoura 2 of 25 In what year? 2016 3 of 25 Which plate boundaries? destructive and conservative 4 of 25 What process was this? subduction 5 of 25 What are the key differences between oceanic and continental crust? oceanic is thinner denser younger 6 of 25 What are three primary effects of this earthquake? tens of thousands of homes were destroyed total cost of damage was 8.5 billion dollars communication, water, sewerage and power supplies were cut off 7 of 25 What were three secondary impacts? triggered up to 100,000 landslides one landslide lead to a blockage of Clarence river flooding and evacuation of 10 farms generated a tsunami around 5m high 250m debris 8 of 25 What were two immediate responses? emergency shelter for hundreds 200 of most vulnerable were evacuated from Kaikoura within 24 hours 9 of 25 What were two long term responses? 5.3 billion dollars of funding was provided 10 of 25 What is another earthquake that had a 7.8 magnitude? Nepal 11 of 25 Where in Nepal? Gorkha 12 of 25 What year? 2015 13 of 25 Which plate boundary? destructive 14 of 25 What are three primary effects? 5 billion dollars worth of damage 4 million were left homeless 9000 died 15 of 25 What were three secondary effects? earthquakes triggered avalanches which killed 18 people landslides blocked roads preventing emergency aid lack of clean water lead to outbreak of typhus 16 of 25 What are two immediate responses? emergency shelter for 130,000 Charities such as Oxfam provided medicine and food 17 of 25 What are two long term responses? 500 million dollars spent to build earthquake resistant houses NGO's work with residents to increase their resilience with disasters 18 of 25 What is an example of a tropical storm? Typhoon Haiyaan 19 of 25 What year? 2013 20 of 25 How many mm of rain? 280 21 of 25 What were three primary effects? 1 million homes severely destroyed or damaged 1.9 million left homeless 600,000 hectares of farmland was flooded 22 of 25 What were three secondary impacts? landslides 5.6 million lost jobs lack of clean water 23 of 25 What are two immediate reponses? evacuation of 800,000 people fishermen warned not to go out to sea 24 of 25 What are two long term responses? 300 million dollars to help fund rebuilding charities built new storm resistant buildings 25 of 25
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