Nyiragongo jan 2002

Question 1

when did it happen

Answer 1

January 2002

Question 2

where is Nyiragongo

Answer 2

Democratic republic of congo

Question 3

how far in Nyiragongo from Goma

Answer 3

20km

Question 4

what is Goma’s population

Answer 4

1 million

Question 5

what was happening in rwanda

Answer 5

conflict

Question 6

what type of lava came out of the volcano

Answer 6

fast flowing basaltic up to (37mph)

Question 7

what plate boundary is it located on

Answer 7

constructive

Question 8

what 3 plates were involved

Answer 8

African plate is being pulled apart into the ​Nubian plate and ​Somali plate

Question 9

primary: how many houses did the lava flow destroy

Answer 9

12,000

Question 10

primary: what percentage of Goma airport was covered in lava

Answer 10

80%

Question 11

primary: how many people were trapped between 2 flows

Answer 11

50,000

Question 12

primary: what happened to water sources

Answer 12

there were shortages as lava ran into lake kivu polluting the water

Question 13

secondary: why was there a spread of cholera

Answer 13

because there was overcrowding and lack of clean water

Question 14

secondary :what 2 industries came to a halt

Answer 14

fishing as all the fish in lake kivu died cos of the pollution and tourism for 2-3 years as Goma was destroyed

Question 15

secondary: what damaged farmland apart from lava

Answer 15

acid rain due to the volcanos pollution

Question 16

STR: how many were evacuated

Answer 16

400000

Question 17

STR: what did Oxfam send

Answer 17

water purification kits

Question 18

LTR: what has been mapped

Answer 18

evacuation routes

Question 19

LTR: what is being taught

Answer 19

children are being taught abt carbon dioxide with visuals (goat)

Question 20

what mitigative strategy did they have in place

Answer 20

the volcano observatory