Tectonic Hazards Kq3

Question 1

Land use regulations

California, fault lines, liquefaction

Answer 1

————-, all new building developments are not built across ——- ——— or areas risk of —————-.

Question 2

Infrastructure

Taipei 101, steel, reinforced concrete, damping device, seismic energy, absorbed

Answer 2

———-, a building in Taiwan which is built with ———- and ———- ———- to make the building more able to withstand earthquakes. It includes a ———- ———— in the building design allows ——— ———- to be ———- in an earthquake, reducing the chances of collapse.

Question 3

Emergency drills

September 1st, high magnitude, mentally

Answer 3

Every year on —————- ——-, japan conducts emergency drills to simulate the occurrence of an earthquake of ———- ————. This is to prepare the people ——— on how to react to a disaster.

Question 4

Earthquake monitoring and warning systems

Advanced, tremors, epicenter, warnings, 1000-plus seismographs

Answer 4

Japan has the most ———- earthquake early warning system in the world. It detects ———, calculates an earthquake’s ———— and sends out brief ———- from its ——— ——— —————- scattered throughout the country.

Question 5

Tsunami monitoring and warning systems

Network, seismographs, deep ocean, Hawaii, monitor,forecast path

Answer 5

——- of ———- and ——- ——— tsunami detectors are located in ——— to ——- and ——— ——— of tsunamis

Question 6

Searching for and rescuing casualties

Tohoku, sniffer dogs, heat sensors

Answer 6

After the ——- earthquake in japan in 2011, ——— ——— and ——— ——— we’re deployed to locate and free many people who were trapped under the rubble.

Question 7

Providing medical aid, food and water

Turkey, Turkish Red Crescent Society, tents, blankets, heaters.

Answer 7

After the earthquake in ———- in 2002, the ——— ——- ———- ———- immediately responded by delivering huge numbers of ——-, ———- and ———- to affected regions.

Question 8

Rebuilding of infrastructure and buildings

Kobe, millions, earthquake-resistant

Answer 8

After the earthquake in ——- japan in 1995, japan spent ——— of dollars developing technology to build more ———- ———— buildings.

Question 9

Provision of health care

Year, Christchurch, anxiety, depression

Answer 9

Even after a ——— after the earthquake in ———— in 2011, people of all age groups were still suffering from problems of ——- and ———. This required a great number of health workers being deployed in the area.