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6. How long did it take for the railways to become generational again?

  • 15 weeks
  • 1 month
  • 1 year
  • 6 months

7. What made it happen in terms of tectonics?

  • Movement along the Philippines, Pacific and Eurasian plate
  • Philippines plate colliding with the African plate
  • North American plate subducting under the African plate (destructive plate margin)

8. What are some primary effects?

  • Gas and water mains ruptured, roads collapsed
  • People fled from the city
  • Animals died

9. When buildings were re-built, what was changed?

  • They were built without windows
  • They were built further apart
  • They were built without roofs

10. When did the earthquake occur?

  • 21st June 2009
  • 17th January 1995
  • 15th March 2007
  • 2nd December 2013

11. How much was the damaged caused?

  • $220 billion+
  • $300 billion+
  • $250 billion+

12. What was the magnitude on the Richter scale?

  • 7.4
  • 5.5
  • 7.1
  • 9.2

13. How many people died as a result of primary and secondary effects?

  • 1298
  • 6434
  • 8723
  • 8723

14. True of False: Hospitals struggled to cope with the number of injured

  • True
  • False

15. Which company kept the phone networks running free of charge?

  • Tesco
  • Orange
  • Motorola
  • BT

16. How many people were made homeless?

  • 300 000
  • 928 000
  • 247 000
  • 328 000