boxing day tsunami

Question 1

where was the bd tsunami located

Answer 1

along the west coast of indonesia - indian ocean

Question 2

what caused the bd tsunami

Answer 2

an earthquake measuring 9.1 on the ritcher scale

Question 3

what plate margin was involved in the bd tsunami

Answer 3

Destructive plate margin, the indo - austarilain slid below the eurasian plate

Question 4

what the were the immediate responese bd tsunami (3)

Answer 4

• fresh water purifiction tablets, food and shelter, was given through aid
• medical teams and forensic scientists
• the uk gov promised £75 million and public donations of £100 million followed

Question 5

what the the bdt primary effects (4)

Answer 5

• communications were damaged, eg roads and bridges
• 250,000 deaths
• 5-6 million people needed aid
• mangrove forests were destroyed along the coast

Question 6

what were teh bdt secondary effects (4)

Answer 6

• 13 countries were affected, the worst being Indonesia.
• Massive economic damage-tourism industry suffered and fishermen lost their livelihoods
• Infertile land due to the salt water meaning there has been a failure within harvests
• 2 million people were made homeless.

Question 7

bdt long term responses (3)

Answer 7

• A year later £372 million had been donated by the British public, but only £128 million had been spent by the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) - there were organisational issues following the collection of such a large sum of money.
• DEC has spent more than £40 million on projects in Sri Lanka and Indonesia, and plans were made to spend a further £190 million the following year building 20,000 houses.
• The Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System was set up in June 2006