The challenge of Natural Hazard Chile & Nepal Flashcards

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What is gross domestic product (GDP)?

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A measure of the total wealth of a country

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What is human development Index (HDI)?

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A measure of the development of a country

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On which day and year did the chile earthquake occur?

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it occurred in the 27th February 2010

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What was the magnitude of the chile earthquake on the Richter scale?

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8.8

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The earthquake occurred on which plate?

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Occurred on a destructive plate margin

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The earthquake occurred in which ocean?

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It occurred in the pacific ocean, displacing a lot of sea water, which then triggered a tsunami.

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On which day and year did the Nepal earthquake occur?

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25th April 2015

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What was the magnitude of the Nepal earthquake on the Richter scale?

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7.9

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The earthquake occurred on which plate?

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a destructive plate margin

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How far was the earthquake epicentre away from Nepal’s capital city (Kathmandu)

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It was 80 km away

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How many km below the surface did the earthquake originate from?

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15km below the surface

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Having the earthquake originate not that far from the surface, what did it trigger?

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Huge avalanches and landslide

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primary effects of the chile earthquake

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Around 500 killed and 12,000 injured
800,000 people affected overall.
56 hospitals, 4,500 schools, 22,000 homes
.many well constructed buildings were left after the earthquake
. Water, electricity and communication were left in many places.
Estimated cost of $30billion

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Secondary effects of the chile earthquake

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Debris blocked roads for weeks
Landslides damages 1500km of roads
Fires broke out in building due to burst pipes.
A tsunami was triggered by the earthquake which destroyed coastal town and ports

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Primary effects of the Nepal earthquake

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9,000 killed and 20,000 injured
8 million people affected
3 million people left homeless
7,000 schools destroyed and 50% of all shops destroyed leading to food shortages
1.4 million people were urgently in need of food water and shelter
Estimate of around$5billion

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Secondary effects of the Nepal earthquake

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Landslides and avalanches triggered by the ground shaking. This in turn cause road blockage by debris and damage to infrastructure.
The avalanches in Mt. Everest killed at least 19 people
Landslides blocked river
there was no tsunami as the earthquake started on land

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immediate responses of the chile earthquake.

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