Mitigation Strategies Flashcards

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What are the 3 mitigation strategies?

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Early Warning system, Building design and Education

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What is seismometers?

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The tool used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake

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What is a limitation of seismometers?

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It only responds once the earthquake has happened

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What is mitigation?

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Reducing the severity of an impact and the seriousness or painfulness of an event.

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What is an advantage of early warning system?

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In Japan, a 60-second message is sent out and trains, production lines are stopped to reduce damage.

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What is a disadvantage of early warning system?

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It may be difficult to give accurate information to everybody in a text message

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What is an advantage of building design?

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Earthquake proof buildings protect people from future earthquake hazards.

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What is a disadvantage of building design?

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It is not possible to build earthquake proof buildings in every country in the world.

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What is an advantage of education?

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In Japan, people annually celebrate ‘National Earthquake Awareness Day’ to practice evacuations so people are educated on what to do.

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What is a disadvantage of education?

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Research from New Zealand suggests that multiple training sessions are needed for the effective preperation of families at home

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What are radon gas emissions?

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Gas is sometimes released by seismic stress before rock fractures

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What is a limitation of radon gas emissions?

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  • It could only happen sometimes
  • Wastes resources
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What is animal behaviour?

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Certain animals can sense vibrations in the earth before humans can

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What is a limitation of animal behaviour?

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Animals can respond to anything and they can’t tell us if they notice something

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