Tectonic hazard Case studies

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1. Name the physical factor the made Montserrat vunerable?

  • A build up of pressure (hadn't erupted in the last 100 years)
  • Geographical isolation
  • Disaster hotspot
  • Topography - Mountainous
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2. Which tectonic hazard caused $8 billion worth of damage?

  • Mount St Helens
  • Boxing Day Tsunami
  • Haiti
  • Kashmir

3. How many died from the Mount Etna eruption?

  • 57
  • 2,000
  • None
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4. What were the physical factors that made Kasmir vunerable?

  • Topography - Mounatinous and magnitude
  • Magnitude and time of day

5. What human factors made Kashmir vunerable to the earthquake in 2005?

  • No warning or preparation
  • Little/no education
  • All listed
  • Infrastructure was non-engineered un-reinforced masonry with adobe structures
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