Restless Earth Case Studies

Question 1

What are the causes of the Haiti Earthquake (4)

Answer 1

1. Conservative Plate Boundary
2. N American and Caribbean Plate
3. 7.0 on the Richter Scale
4. Epicentre 25km from Port au Prince and 13km deep (shallow)

Question 2

What were the effects of the Haiti Earthquake (4)

Answer 2

1. 200,000-300,000 estimated deaths
2. Bridges and Roads collapsed, hospital and school destroyed
3. 1.1 million people displaced
4. Spread of disease and small tsunami and fire

Question 3

What were the responses to the Haiti Earthquake (4)

Answer 3

1. 23,000 tents distributed
2. International aid with food, water and medical supplies
3. Attempt to forbid new building in high risk buildings for the future
4. Vast areas rebuilt stronger from scratch

Question 4

What were the causes of the Christchurch Earthquake (4)

Answer 4

1. 6.3 on the Richter Scale, aftershock
2. Shallow earthquake 5km
3. Destructive plate boundary
4. Pacific Plate and Australian plate

Question 5

What were the long and short term effects of the Christchurch Earthquake? (4)

Answer 5

Short
1. 181 people killed 
2. Half of all building damaged or destroyed 
Long
1. Cost of reconstruction £1.3 billion 
2. Building took months to rebuild

Question 6

What were the long and short term responses to the Christchurch Earthquake (4)

Answer 6

Short
1. Search and Rescue services
2. Military mobilized
Long
1. Charities created to rebuild Christchurch
2. City divided into the areas most impacted

Question 7

Were they prepared for the Christchurch Earthquake (4)

Answer 7

1. Projects in New Zealand monitor geological hazards

2. Other buildings in New Zealand were reinforced but not in Christchurch

Question 8

Give details for the Montserrat volcano (3)

Answer 8

1. Destrutive Plate Boundary
2. N American Plate sunducted under the Carribean plate
3. Major Eruption June 1997

Question 9

Give two short term effects of the Montserrat volcano

Answer 9

1. 23 deaths

2. Ash destroyed farmlands and crops

Question 10

Give two long term effects of the Montserrat Volcano

Answer 10

1. Unemplyment risen to 50%

2. Countrys tourism stopped with closure of airport

Question 11

Give two short term responses of the Montserrat volcano

Answer 11

1. People evacuated to North of the Island

2. Tents from the Uk were sent

Question 12

Give two long term responses of the Montserrat Volcano

Answer 12

1. Rebuild the safe north side of the island

2. Trying to attract tourists back

Question 13

Give three details/causes for the Japan Tsunami

Answer 13

1. Destructive plate boundary, Pacific and N American

Question 14

Give two short term effects of the Japan Tsunami

Answer 14

1. Over 150,000 deaths

2. 300,000 people displaced from their homes

Question 15

Give two long term effects of the Japan Tsunami

Answer 15

1. Fires lead to radiation leak at Fukushimia nuclear power plant
2. Cost of reconstruction £181 billion

Question 16

Give two short term responses of the Japan Tsunami

Answer 16

1. 300,000 people evacuated

2. 20km exclusion zone around Fukushima

Question 17

Give two long term responses of the Japan Tsunami

Answer 17

1. Rebuilding of homes and buildings

2. Goverment review of use of nuclear power

Question 18

Describe the location of the Alps fold mountains (2)

Answer 18

1. African plate and Eurasian plate

2. Destructive plate boundary