Restless Earth: Poor Earthquake 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyThe Restless EarthGCSEAQA Created by: NiamhCreated on: 18-05-15 19:12 Where? Kashmir, Pakistan 1 of 11 When? 8th October 2005 2 of 11 Where on the Richter scale? 7.6 3 of 11 Boundary? Movement along crack on a destuctive plate boundary 4 of 11 Cause of the earthquake? No local disaster planning in place 5 of 11 Cause of the earthquake? Buildings weren’t earthquake resistant 6 of 11 Cause of the earthquake? Poor communication, few badly constructed roads 7 of 11 What are two primary impacts? 80,000 deaths, 3 million homeless 8 of 11 What are two secondary impacts? Landslides buried people/ buildings, diseases spread-unclean water 9 of 11 What are two primary responses? Help didn’t reach people for weeks-rescued by hand, International aid 10 of 11 What are two secondary responses? 40,000 people relocated, new health centres set up 11 of 11
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