The Restless Earth: Earthquake Case Study - Richer country

Question 1

Rich and poor parts of the world are…

Answer 1

Affected differently.

Question 2

How might responses to an earthquake be different in different parts of the world?

Answer 2

Wealthiness of the country.

Question 3

Where did an earthquake occur in a rich part of the world?

Answer 3

L’Aquila, Italy

Question 4

When did the L’Aquila earthquake take place?

Answer 4

6th April, 2009.

Question 5

What was the size of the L’Aquila earthquake on the richter scale?

Answer 5

6.3.

Question 6

What was the cause of the L’Aquila earthquake?

Answer 6

Movement along a crack in the plate at a destructive plate boundary.

Question 7

What was the preparation for the L’Aquila earthquake?

Answer 7

Laws on construction standards.

Civil Protection Department.

Question 8

Some modern buildings in Italy…

Answer 8

Hadn’t been built to withstand earthquakes.

Question 9

What does the Italian Civil Protection Department do?

Answer 9

Trains volunteers to help with things like rescue operations.

Question 10

What were the primary effects from the L’Aquila earthquake?

Name 6

Answer 10

290 deaths.
Hundreds injured.
Thousands of buildings damaged/destroyed.
Thousands of people made homeless.
Bridge collapsed.
Water pipe broken.

Question 11

Most people died from the L’Aquila earthquake due to?

Answer 11

Collapsing buildings.

Question 12

What bridge collapsed from L’Aquila earthquake?

Answer 12

Bridge near the town of Fossa.

Question 13

Where did a water pipe break from the L’Aquila earthquake?

Answer 13

Near the town of Paganica.

Question 14

What were the secondary effects from the L’Aquila earthquake?
Name 3

Answer 14

Aftershocks.
Fires.
Landslide.

Question 15

What did the aftershocks do after the L’Aquila earthquake?

Answer 15

Hampered rescue efforts .

Caused more damage.

Question 16

What caused a landslide during the L’Aquila earthquake?

Answer 16

Broken water pipe.

Near the town of paganica.

Question 17

What were the immediate responses from the L’Aquila earthquake?
Name 5

Answer 17

Camps set up.
Ambulances/fire engines/army.
Cranes/diggers.
International teams.
Money provided.

Question 18

The camps set up after the L’Aquila earthquake were for? What did they include?

Answer 18

Homeless people.

Water, food, medical care.

Question 19

What were the ambulances, fire engines and army sent to do after the L’Aquila earthquake?

Answer 19

Sent to rescue survivors.

Question 20

What did the cranes and diggers do after the L’Aquila earthquake?

Answer 20

Remove rubble.

Question 21

International teams with rescue dogs did what after the L’Aquila earthquake?

Answer 21

Sent to look for survivors.

Question 22

Money was provided by who after the L’Aquila earthquake?

Answer 22

Government.

Question 23

What was the money provided for after the L’Aquila earthquake?

Answer 23

Pay for rent

Question 24

Gas and electricity bills were…

Answer 24

Suspended.

Question 25

What were the long-term responses after the L’Aquila earthquake?
Name 2

Answer 25

Italian Prime Minister promised to build new towns.

Investigation going on.

Question 26

The Italian Prime Minister promised to build new towns to replace what?

Answer 26

L’Aquila as the capital of the area.

Question 27

What was the investigation about, after the L’Aquila earthquake happened?

Answer 27

Why the modern buildings weren’t built to withstand earthquakes,