Effects of an Earthquake

Question 1

What can earthquakes unfortunately do?

Answer 1

Destroy settlements and kill many people.

Question 2

What can cause more damage to an area?

Answer 2

Aftershocks.

Question 3

To understand the impacts of an earthquake what factors should you take into account?

Answer 3

Short term effects.
Long term effects.
Social effects.
Economic effects.
Environment effects.

Question 4

Name short term social impacts from a earthquake?

Answer 4

• People may be killed or injured .
• Homes may be destroyed.
• Transport and communication links may be disrupted.
• Water pipes may burst or contaminated.

Question 5

Name short term economic impacts from an earthquake?

Answer 5

• Shops and businesses may be destroyed.
• Looting may take place.
• Damage to transport and communication links can make trade difficult.

Question 6

Name short term environmental impacts from an earthquake?

Answer 6

• Landscape may be destroyed.
• Fires can spread due to gas pipe explosions.
• Fires damage areas of woodland.
• Landslides.
• Tsunamis may cause flooding.

Question 7

Name long term social impacts?

Answer 7

• Disease may spread.
• People re-housed.
• Refugee camps.

Question 8

Name long term economic impacts?

Answer 8

• Rebuilding cost may be high.
• Investment in area only focused on repairing the damage caused by earthquakes.
• Income could be lost.

Question 9

Name long term environmental impacts?

Answer 9

-Important natural and human landmarks may be lost.

Question 10

What are primary effects?

Answer 10

Occur as a direct result of the ground shaking.

Question 11

What are secondary effects?

Answer 11

Occur as a result of the primary effects.