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Nepal/Chile Earthquakes Flashcards

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Chile’s HDI rank

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41

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Nepal’s HDI rank

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145

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Chile Earthquake date

A

27th Feb 2010

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Nepal Earthquake date

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25th Apr 2015

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5
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Magnitude of Chile Earthquake

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8.8

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Magnitude of Nepal Earthquake

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7.9

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7
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Type of plate margin that caused Chile Earthquake

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Destructive

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8
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Distance of Kathmandu from epicentre

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80km NW

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9
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Which plates caused Chile Earthquake?

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Nazca & South American

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10
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Which plates caused Nepal Earthquake?

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Indo-Australian and Eurasian

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11
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Chile Earthquake happened out at sea - what did this cause?

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Tsunami

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12
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How many mm are the plates moving towards each other (Nepal)?

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45mm

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13
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What speed (km/h) were the Chile tsunami waves?

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800km/h

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14
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How many kilometres was the Nepal Earthquake below the surface?

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15km

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15
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How many people died in the Chile Earthquake?

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500

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16
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What did shallow Earthquakes in Nepal cause?

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Landslides and Avalanches

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17
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How many people were affected by the Chile Earthquakes?

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800,000

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How many people died in the Nepal Earthquake?

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9000

19
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How many homes were destroyed in the Chile Earthquake?

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220,000

20
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What proportion and number of Nepal’s population was affected?

A

A third - 8 million

21
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Cost of Chile Earthquake

A

$30bn USD

22
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How many left homeless after Nepal Earthquake?

A

3 million

23
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Which Chilean airport was badly damaged?

A

Santiago

24
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What percentage of shops were destroyed in the Nepal Earthquake?

A

50%

25
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How many km of roads were damaged by landslides in Chile?

A

1500km

26
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How much was the damage expected to cost in Nepal?

A

£5bn USD

27
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How did the Chile Earthquake affect other Pacific countries?

A

Tsunami waves

28
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How many people did the Mt. Everest (Nepal) avalanches kill?

A

19

29
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What happened at the chemical plant near Santiago?

A

Fire

30
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What blocked the Kali Gandaki river (Nepal)?

Meaning what?

A

Landslide

People were evacuated

31
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How much money did a national appeal (Chile) raise?

A

$60mn USD

32
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How many tents were needed for the homeless after the Nepal Earthquake?

A

500,000

33
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After 10 days, power was restored to __%of homes in Chile

A

90%

34
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Search and rescue teams were sent to Nepal from which countries?

A

UK, India & China

35
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What export meant Chile didn’t need much foreign aid to recover?

A

Copper

36
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How many Nepalese schools needed to be rebuilt?

A

7000

37
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How long did the government estimate the recovery to take (Chile)?

A

4 years

38
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What industry increased the money available for repairs in Nepal?

A

Tourism industry

39
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How many homes were included in Chile’s immediate reconstruction plan?

A

200,000

40
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What was held in 2015 to discuss reconstruction and financial support needed after disasters (Nepal)?

A

International conference

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