The Montserrat Eruption 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyCase studiesA2/A-levelOCR Created by: berraCreated on: 12-04-16 17:24 The Montserrat Eruption ... 1 of 18 When? 1995-1997 2 of 18 Where? Soufriere Hills - Carribean island of Montserrat 3 of 18 How much of the island has volcanic activity created? 60% 4 of 18 Why live there? (4) Improving infrastructure, economic development, the climate, tourism 5 of 18 How much of the GDP does the service and agricultural sectors create? Service - 80%, Agriculture - 5% 6 of 18 How many people died in 1997? 23 7 of 18 Houses destroyed? 100-150 8 of 18 How many with severe burns? 7 9 of 18 How close did pyroclastic flows get to the airport? Within 50m 10 of 18 How much of the island was covered in ash? 2/3 11 of 18 How much of the pop. were forced to live in makeshift shelters? 50% 12 of 18 How much of the pop. later left to never return? Half 13 of 18 How much of the southern and central parts were made uninhabitable? 60% 14 of 18 What was created to warn people? A map showing an exclusion zone, a residential only zone and lower risk zone? 15 of 18 How much did the UK give in aid? £41 million 16 of 18 What was done in the short term? Widespread evacuation 17 of 18 What was done in the long term? (4) Observatory built, new roads and airport, services in north expanded, expansion of tourism 18 of 18
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