Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Geography Case Studies > Natural Hazards Case Study Facts2 > Flashcards

Natural Hazards Case Study Facts2 Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
U.S. Geography flashcards World Geography flashcards
1
Q

In the Indian Ocean Tsunami, how many people died

A

300,000

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
1
Q

3.9 million

A

Number of people made homeless by the Indian Ocean Tsunami

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

In the Indian Ocean Tsunami, how many people were made homeless

A

3.9 million

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

26th December 2004

A

Date of the Indian Ocean Tsunami

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

When did the Indian Ocean Tsunami happen?

A

26th December 2004

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Which plates were involved in the Indian Ocean Tsunami

A

Indo-Australian Oceanic; Eurasian Continental

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

What was the magnitude of the Earthquake causing the Indian Ocean Tsunami

A

9

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

How much money was raised by the Disaster Emergency Appeal after the Indian Ocean Tsunami

A

£300 million

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

How much money was given by world Governments after the Indian Ocean Tsunami

A

£3.7 billion

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

What was the magnitude of the Earthquake causing the Japanese Tsunami

A

9

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

2367

A

Number of Shelters set up after Japanese Tsunami

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

44

A

Number of countries which helped Japan after the Tsunami

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

How many people died in the Japanese Tsunami

A

25,000

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

How many people were made homeless by the Japanese Tsunami

A

215,000

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

How much damage did the Japanese Tsunami cause? (yen)

A

T25 trillion (£189bn)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

How much did the Red Cross donate in response to the Japanese Tsunami

A

$1 billion

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Which plates were involved in the Japanese Tsunami

A

Pacific Oceanic; North American Continental

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

How many shelters were set up in response to the Japanese Tsunami?

A

2367

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

1836

A

Deaths by Hurricane Katrina

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

How many countries helped Japan after the Tsunami

A

44

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Burnaston near Derby

A

Where Toyota set up in the UK

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Where did Cyclone Nargis effect?

A

Myanmar

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

2730

A

Jobs created during construction of factory in Derby

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

How many people were affected by Cyclone Nargis

A

1.5 Million

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

3000

A

Jobs created after construction of Toyota factory

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

When did Cyclone Nargis happen

A

Apr-08

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

4700

A

Amount of houses built in Derby to cope with increased demand

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

How did Cyclone Nargis Form

A

An area of low pressure formed in the Bay of Bengal and got worse and moved towards land.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

0.95

A

The amount of workers that live within 35 miles of the factory

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

How many people died because of Cyclone Nargis

A

125,000

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

What made the effects of Cyclone Nargis worse?

A
  • Mangrove swamps destroyed

* 83% in 75 years

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

1300

A

Deaths caused by floods in Bangladesh

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

When did Hurricane Katrina occur

A

Aug-05

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

25 million

A

Number of people made homeless by Bangladesh floods

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

How many people were made homeless by Hurricane Katrina

A

10000

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

2 million tonnes

A

Amount of rice destroyed in Bangladesh floods

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

How many people were killed by Hurricane Katrina

A

1836

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

7 million

A

Houses destroyed by the Bangladesh floods

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

Why did Hurricane Katrina happen?

A

Formed in the Bahamas when temperature reached 27oC

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

85

A

Monitering Stations now on the River Ganges

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

Where did Toyota set up in England?

A

Burnaston near Derby

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

How many companies moved to Derby and how many jobs did they create

A

Six which created 300 new jobs

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

43

A

Deaths by Mississippi floods

28
Q

How many jobs were created while constructing the Toyota factory

A

2730

29
Q

How many jobs were created at the Toyota factory (after completion)

A

3000

30
Q

How many new houses had to be built in Derby to cope with demand?

A

4700

30
Q

700m

A

Length of Gorge at High Force

31
Q

What percentage of workers lived within 35 miles of the Toyota Factory?

A

95%

31
Q

High Force

A

Name of Waterfall on the River Tees

32
Q

When was their major flooding in Bangladesh?

A

1998

32
Q

Redcar

A

Where the Mouth of the River Tees is

33
Q

How many people died in the Bangladesh floods?

A

1300

33
Q

Yarm

A

Where Meanders and Ox-bow lakes can be found on the River Tees

34
Q

How much damage did the Bangladesh floods cause?

A

$1.5 billion

34
Q

Cross Fell in the Pennines

A

Source of the River Tees

35
Q

How much of the population was affected by the Bangladesh floods?

A

2/3

36
Q

How many people were made homeless by the Bangladesh floods?

A

25 million

37
Q

How much rice was destroyed by the Bangladesh floods?

A

2 million tonnes

38
Q

How many homes were destroyed by the Bangladesh floods?

A

7 million

39
Q

How many monitoring stations are now on the River Ganges?

A

85

40
Q

When did the Mississippi floods occur?

A

1993

41
Q

How many people died in the Mississippi floods?

A

43

42
Q

How many people were evacuated in the Mississippi floods?

A

50000

43
Q

How much damage was caused by the Mississippi floods?

A

$12 billion

44
Q

How long is the Gorge at High Force?

A

700m

45
Q

What is the name of the waterfall on the River Tees

A

High Force

46
Q

Where is the mouth of the River Tees?

A

Near Redcar

47
Q

Where is the source of the River Tees?

A

Cross Fell, Pennines

48
Q

Where in Kenya does livestock farming occur?

A

NE Province

49
Q

Where in Kenya does Tourism occur?

A

Coast Province, Mount Kenya, Rift Valley

50
Q

Where in Kenya do Cement Works occur?

A

Coast Province

51
Q

Where do manufacturers that make clothes and food operate?

A

Nairobi

52
Q

Where does mining happen in Kenya?

A

Magadi

53
Q

Where does arable farming take place in Kenya?

A

Western Province and Nyanza

54
Q

Where does mining occur in the UK?

A

Nottinghamshire

55
Q

Where does arable farming take place in the UK?

A

Lincolnshire

56
Q

Where does high-tech industry set up in the UK?

A

Silicon Glen, M4 Corridor, Near Cambridge

57
Q

Where does tourism occur in the UK?

A

Cumbria

58
Q

Where does chemical processing happen in the UK?

A

North-east England

59
Q

Where does Manufacturing occur in the UK?

A

Merseyside

60
Q

Why does Manufacturing occur in Merseyside

A

Government Grants

61
Q

Between 1993 and 2007, by what percentage did the amount of Scottish fishermen decrease by?

A

60%

62
Q

300,000

A

Deaths in the Indian Ocean Tsunami

63
Q

26th December 2004

A

Date of the Indian Ocean Tsunami

64
Q

300,000

A

Deaths in the Indian Ocean Tsunami

67
Q

£300 million

A

Money raised by the Disaster Emergency appeal after the Indian Ocean Tsunami

68
Q

£3.7 billion

A

Amount given by world governments after the Indian Ocean Tsunami

69
Q

25,000

A

Deaths in the Japanese Tsunami

70
Q

215,000

A

Number of people made homeless by the Japanese Tsunami

71
Q

T25 trillion (£189bn)

A

Cost of the Japanese Tsunami

74
Q

April 2008

A

Date of Cyclone Nargis

75
Q

125,000

A

Deaths in Cyclone Nargis

76
Q

83% in 75 years

A

Rate of Mangrove destruction in Myanmar

77
Q

August 2005

A

Date of Hurricane Katrina

78
Q

10,000

A

People made homeless by Hurricane Katrina

81
Q

6; 300

A

How many companies moved to Derby, creating how many jobs

86
Q

1998

A

Date of Major Flooding in Bangladesh

88
Q

$1.5 billion

A

Amount of damage caused by Bangladesh floods

93
Q

July 1993

A

Date of the Mississippi floods

95
Q

50,000

A

Evacuated during Mississippi floods

96
Q

$12 billion

A

Damaged caused by the Mississippi floods

97
Q

How many houses were destroyed by Cyclone Nargis?

A

450,000

98
Q

450,000

A

Amount of Houses Destroyed by Cyclone Nargis

99
Q

3 million

A

The amount of people left without power after Katrina

100
Q

How many people were left without power after Katrina

A

3 million

101
Q

$300 billion

A

Amount of damage Hurricane Katrina caused

102
Q

How much damage did Hurricane Katrina cause?

A

$300 billion

Geography Case Studies (2 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions