TURKEY/ SYRIA 2023

Question 1

Location

Answer 1

• on border between Syria and Turkey

Question 2

plate tectonics

Answer 2

• movement of 3 plate boundaries
  = Arabian
  = African
  =Eurasian

Question 3

magnitude/ depth

Answer 3

• 7.8
• 18km
• various aftershock which were high on the richer scale

Question 4

social impacts

Answer 4

• 55,000 dead
• 130,000 injured
• millions of people were displaced from war going on in Syria
• outbreak of disease (covid - 19)

Question 5

political impacts

Answer 5

• War going on within Syria
• any were displaced into the south of Turkey
• very political unstable
• minimal border crossings, main one was blocked so aid had to arrive 3 days later

Question 6

seasonal difference

Answer 6

• occurred in the winter
• average temps were around 5-10 degrees c
• added to the death toll
• many people had to be outside and ides from hyperthermia