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6. How much did they spend rebuilding flood defences?

  • $750 million
  • $800 million
  • $4million
  • $20 billion

7. How many people were killed?

  • 2400
  • 1800
  • 2000
  • 3600

8. What are the conditions required in the ocean for an earthquake to form?

  • 5m deep and 27 degrees celc
  • 60m deep and 27 degrees celcius
  • 100m deep and 20 degrees celcius
  • 60m deep and 50 degrees celcius

9. Locate New Orleans

  • Louisiana, a southern state of America
  • Missisippi, an eastern state of America
  • Florida, a south-eastern state of America
  • Dallas, a western state of America

10. How many houses were destroyed?

  • 250 000
  • 100 000
  • 300 000
  • 400 000

11. What was the cost of damage?

  • $3 billion
  • $12 billion
  • $4 billion
  • $5.2 billion

12. When and where did the hurricane form?

  • 23rd August 2006 over the south eastern Bahamas
  • 25th August over the south Bahamas
  • 23rd August 2005 over the south eastern Bahamas
  • 29th August 2005 over Brazil