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6. What plate boundary caused the earthquake? (HAITI)

  • The boundary between the North American and Caribbean Plates (conservative)
  • The boundary between the North American and South American Plates (destructive)
  • The boundary between the North American and Caribbean Plates (destructive)

7. Haiti is the poorest country in the... (HAITI)

  • Western Hemisphere
  • Eastern Hemisphere
  • Northern Hemisphere

8. How many were injured? (KOBE)

  • 100,000
  • 30,000
  • 40,000

9. Short term responses included... (KOBE)

  • Emergency action plan introduced, shaking earth, industry and services destroyed, schools destroyed
  • Emergency shelters, putting out fires, hospitals being set up in schools, emergency services and army called in
  • Bulldozing unsafe buildings, putting out fires, emergency kits made compulsory, emergency shelters

10. Which two tectonic plates were involved in the Kobe earthquake? (KOBE)

  • The Philippines Plate and the Eurasian Plate
  • The African Plate and the Eurasian Plate
  • The Pacific Plate and the Philippines Plate

11. How many people were made homeless? (HAITI)

  • 1.5 million
  • 2 million
  • 1.4 million

12. Where was the epicentre? (HAITI)

  • Port au Prince
  • Port de Prince
  • Port au Provance

13. How many people were killed? (KOBE)

  • 5,000
  • 5,500
  • 6,000

14. What country took control of Port au Prince airport? (HAITI)

  • The USA
  • Russia
  • The UK

15. What is the fault that caused the earthquake called? (KOBE)

  • The Moriyama Fault Line
  • The Nojima Fault Line
  • The Nagasaki Fault Line

16. What do the three Ps stand for?

  • People, places and protection
  • Prediction, protection and preparation
  • Prediction, preparation and progression

17. When did the Kobe earthquake occur? (KOBE)

  • 5:46am, 17th February 1995
  • 5:46am, 17th January 1995
  • 5:54am, 19th January 1995

18. Secondary effects included... (KOBE)

  • Loss of life, injuries, liquefaction
  • Lack of education and schooling, economic effects, flu epidemic, fires, landslides
  • Lack of clothing, cholera epidemic

19. Where was the earthquake of the Richter scale? (KOBE)

  • 4.3
  • 7.2
  • 8.1

20. What is preparation?

  • Ensuring hospitals and emergency services and prepares, and that inhabitants practise for major distasters
  • Trying to forecast when an earthquake will occur
  • Building to an appropriate standard so buildings will withstand movement