Tsunami developing - Indian Ocean

Question 1

Date and mag

Indian ocean

Answer 1

2004
9.1 mag earthquake under ocean
Sri Lanka
India
Indonesia
Thailand
Maldives

Question 2

Social impacts

Indian ocean

Answer 2

225,000 deaths, including many tourists on the beaches of Thailand.

Question 3

Environmental impacts

Indian ocean

Answer 3

Fishing villages were devastated.

Lines of communication, including phone lines, were cut off.

Question 4

Economic impacts

Indian ocean

Answer 4

Thailand relies on tourism - Thousands of people lost their jobs as tourist hotels and fishing vessels were washed ashore.

$15 billion losses

Question 5

Vulnerability and impacting factors

Indian ocean

Answer 5

Indonesia lies between the Pacific Ring of Fire, where 90% of earthquakes occur.

Indian Ocean had no warming system in place as tsunamis usually occur in the pacific.

Lots of buildings/tourism located on beach.

Massive population density and so many areas to cover made it hard for relief.

Question 6

Responses

Indian ocean

Answer 6

A year later £372 million had been donated by the British public.

36 helicopters.

Question 7

Modify loss, event, vulnerability

Indian ocean

Answer 7

The Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System was set up in June 2006, as before there had been no early-warning system.