The Effects of Earthquakes

Question 1

What are the primary effect caused by the ground shaking?

Answer 1

can include deaths and injuries, and damage to roads and buildings.

Question 2

What are secondary effects?

Answer 2

Secondary effects are the result of primary effects and include tsunamis, fires, and landslides.

aka knock on effects

Question 3

What are the economic impacts of an earthquake?

Answer 3

cost of replacing or restoring services,

the cost of rebuilding

and the cost financially on people’s lives.

Question 4

What are social impacts of an earthquake?

Answer 4

= the direct effect on how people are able to live their lives

e.g healthcare, education, shelter etc