Lesson 13

Question 1

What does HILP stand for?

Answer 1

Tectonic mega-events are often classified as high-impact, low probability event

Question 2

What was Tohoku like before the event? (3)

Answer 2

Good infrastructure
Well developed disaster plans
education and preparedness

Question 3

What happened in Tohoku during the event? (2)

Answer 3

magnitude 9

10 meter high waves

Question 4

Tohoku local impacts? (3)

Answer 4

Disabled power supply
16,000 dead
people evacuated, injured and missing

Question 5

Tohoku global impacts? (2)

Answer 5

4th largest earthquake

natural gas price rose

Question 6

Tohoku long term impacts? (3)

Answer 6

Exclusion zone of 20 km exists around Fukuyama
landslides
farms and crops destroyed

Question 7

Tohoku short term impacts? (2)

Answer 7

temporary homes built

injuries

Question 8

Eyjafjallajokull during eruption? (2)

Answer 8

lava produced

Melting of ice

Question 9

Eyjafjallajokull short term impacts?

Answer 9

flights across Europe cancelled

Question 10

Eyjafjallajokull local impacts?

Answer 10

lava flow destroyed homes and land
700 people evacuated
main roads closed - poor viability
pyroclastic flows destroyed everything they touched

Question 11

Eyjafjallajokull local impacts? (4)

Answer 11

lava flow destroyed homes and land
700 people evacuated
main roads closed - poor viability
pyroclastic flows destroyed everything they touched

Question 12

Eyjafjallajokull global impacts? (5)

Answer 12

flights cancelled worldwide
10 million passengers stranded
airlines lost $1.7 billion
economy lost $5 billion
Ash plume