Restless Earth: Tsunami 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyThe Restless EarthGCSEAQA Created by: NiamhCreated on: 18-05-15 19:37 Where was the tsunami? Indian Ocean 1 of 13 When? 26th Decamber, 2004 2 of 13 Boundary? Destructive along west coast of Indonesia 3 of 13 Where on the Richter scale? 9.1 4 of 13 How high were the highest waves? 30m high 5 of 13 What countries were affected? Indonesia, Thailand, India and Sri Lanka 6 of 13 Prep? No warning system 7 of 13 How many killed? 230,000 8 of 13 How many homeless? 1.7 million 9 of 13 What economic damage? (x2) Millions of fishermen lost their jobs, tourism decreased 10 of 13 What environmental damage? (x2) salty seawater- plants can’t grow in many areas, coral reefs and forests destroyed 11 of 13 Short term responses? £100s of millions have been pledged by foreign governments, foriegn countries sent rescue operations 12 of 13 Long term responses? Programmes to re-build houses and jobs, tsunami warning system 13 of 13
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