Challenge Of Natural Hazards

Question 1

When was the chile earthquake?

Answer 1

December 2010

Question 2

What plates caused the chile earthquake?

Answer 2

Nazca V South American plate

Question 3

What was the magnitude of the Chile earthquake?

Answer 3

8.8 magnitude

Question 4

How many people died in the Chile earthquake?

Answer 4

500

Question 5

How many people were affected by the Chile earthquake?

Answer 5

800,000 affected

Question 6

Hoe much did the Chile earthquake cost?

Answer 6

$30 billion

Question 7

Name 2 secondary effects of the Chile earthquake.

Answer 7

Landslides and Tsunami

Question 8

Name 2 short term responses to the Chile earthquake.

Answer 8

30,000 emergency shelters built
$60 million raised in national appeal

Question 9

Name 1 long term response to the Chile earthquake.

Answer 9

200,000 homes reconstructed.

Question 10

When was the Nepal earthquake?

Answer 10

April 2015

Question 11

What plates caused the Nepal earthquake?

Answer 11

Indo-Australian V Eurasian plate

Question 12

What was the magnitude of the Nepal earthquake?

Answer 12

7.9 magnitude

Question 13

How many people died INITIALLY as a primary result of the Nepal earthquake?

Answer 13

9000

Question 14

How many people were affected by the Nepal earthquake?

Answer 14

8 million

Question 15

How much did the Nepal earthquake cost?

Answer 15

$5 billion

Question 16

Name 1 secondary effect if the Nepal earthquake.

Answer 16

19 people died by Mount Everest avalanche

Question 17

Name 1 short term response of the Nepal earthquake.

Answer 17

300,000 people migrated from Kathmandu.

Question 18

Name 1 long term response of the Nepal earthquake.

Answer 18

Blockage at the Indian border caused delays in medical care, food and construction supplies.

Question 19

Name the TRS case study?

Answer 19

Typhoon Haiyan

Question 20

When did typhoon Haiyan happen?

Answer 20

November 2013

Question 21

What TRS category was typhoon Haiyan?

Answer 21

Category 5

Question 22

Name 3 primary effects of typhoon Haiyan.

Answer 22

6300 killed
600,000 displaced people
40,000 homes destroyed

Question 23

Name 2 secondary effects of typhoon Haiyan.

Answer 23

6 million jobs lost
Water shortage led to cholera outbreak

Question 24

What is 1 short term response to typhoon Haiyan?

Answer 24

1200 evacuation centres set up

Question 25

What is one long term response of typhoon Haiyan?

Answer 25

Cyclone shelters constructed.

Question 26

Name our case study for extreme weather in the uk.

Answer 26

Somerset level flood

Question 27

When was the Somerset levels flood?

Answer 27

2014

Question 28

What was 1 primary effect if Somerset levels flood?

Answer 28

600 houses flooded

Question 29

How many £‘s worth of damage dud the Somerset levels flood cause?

Answer 29

£10 million with of damage

Question 30

How many farms were evacuated due to the Somerset levels flood?

Answer 30

14 farms

Question 31

How much did the Somerset levels flood action plan cost?

Answer 31

£20 million

Question 32

How much of the River Tone and Parrett dredged due to the Somerset levels flood?

Answer 32

8km

Question 33

When was the Beast from the East heatwave?

Answer 33

2018

Question 34

How many people died in the 2003 heatwave?

Answer 34

2000

Question 35

Name 4 ways we can manage climate change.

Answer 35

-carbon capture
-planting trees
-paris agreement
-agricultural adaptations