Limiting Damage Earthquakes Flashcards

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How can u plan for earthquakes

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Emergency services can practice for emergency’s
Stock-pile medicine, food, blankets in preparation for displaced and harmed citizens
Educate the population in what to do during and after

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How do u protect for earthquakes

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Construct buildings and roads with stand shaking

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How prediction can help prepare for earthquakes

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Water levels can change in wells and lakes
Foreshocks can be detected movement within rock
Animals can act strangely before an earthquake

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What are the different factors that affect the damage an earthquake causes

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-magnitude of the earthquake
-physical landscape
-time of day
-building, design and construction
-emergency ,service , response
-GDP
-education

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