2.3 Effects of Earthquakes (Chile and Nepal)

Question 1

What are the primary effects in terms of earthquakes?

Answer 1

➢ Caused directly by the ground shaking and includes death and injuries

Question 2

What are secondary effects?

Answer 2

➢ Results of primary effects such as tsunamis and landslides

Question 3

Is Chile a HIC or a LIC?

Answer 3

➢ HIC

Question 4

Is Nepal a HIC or a LIC?

Answer 4

➢ LIC

Question 5

How powerful was the earthquake on the Richter scale in Chile?

Answer 5

➢ 8.8

Question 6

What type of plate margin was at Chile in February 2010?

Answer 6

➢ Destructive plate margin

Question 7

What were the effects of the earthquakes in the Chile earthquake?

Answer 7

➢ Tsunamis were created

Question 8

How powerful was the earthquake in Nepal on the Ritcher scale?

Answer 8

➢ 7.9

Question 9

What type of plate margin was at Nepal on 25th April 2015?

Answer 9

➢ Destructive plate margin

Question 10

What were the effects of the earthquakes in Nepal?

Answer 10

➢ Landslides and avalanches

Question 11

How many people were killed in Chile compared to Nepal?

Primary Effect

Answer 11

➢ 500 people killed - Chile

➢ 9000 people killed - Nepal

Question 12

How many schools were destroyed in Chile compared with Nepal?
(Primary Effect)

Answer 12

➢ 4500 schools - Chile

➢ 7000 schools - Nepal

Question 13

What was the cost of the damage in Chile compared with Nepal?
(Primary Effect)

Answer 13

➢ $30 Billion - Chile

➢ $5 Billion - Nepal

Question 14

What are the 3 Secondary effects of the Chile earthquake?

Secondary effect

Answer 14

1500km of roads damaged
Several coastal towns devastated by Tsunamis waves
Fire at a chemical plant near Santiago

Question 15

What are 3 secondary effects of the Nepal earthquake?

Answer 15

Avalanches on Mount Everest killed at least 19 people

Landslide blocked the Kali Gandaki River - many people evacuated