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Two Contrasting Earthquakes Flashcards

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1
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On the Richter scale what score did the earthquakes get

A
  1. 8 in Chile

7. 9 in Nepal

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When did the earthquakes happen

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27th of February 2010 (chilli)

25th of April 2015 (Nepal)

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What plate margins were they

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Chilli earthquake was a destructive plate margin, The naza plate moved beneath the South American plate

Nepal earthquake was a destructive plate margin the Indo Australian plate hit the Eurasian plate (fold)

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How many people died

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Chilli 500 people killed

Nepal 9000 people killed

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How many people were injured

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Chilli 12,000 injured

Liverpool 20,000 injured

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How many people were left homeless

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Chilli 220,000

Nepal 3 million

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How much damage was costed

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Chilli 30 billion

Nepal 5 billion

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In the chilli earthquake figures for what was destroyed

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4500 schools
53 ports
56 hospitals

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In the in the Nepal earthquake how many people were left with no food, shelter and water

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1.4 million people

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In the Nepal earthquake how many schools were lost

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7000

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What were the secondary affects of the chilli earthquake

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After-shocks
1500 km of road damaged
Tsunami
Landslides
Fire at the chemical plant near San Diego it was evacuated
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What were the secondary effects of the Nepal earthquake

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Landslides,avalanches and blocked roads
An avalanche on Mount Everest killed 19 people and 250 people missing
No Tsunami because it was not near the sea

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In the Nepal earthquake how many people migrated

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300,000 people

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After the chilli earthquake how many small houses were remade

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300,000

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After the chilli earthquake what percentage of water and power was returned to home in 10 days

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90%

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16
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Half 1 million …. was given to the homeless

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Tents

17
Q

After the chilli earthquake there was housing reconstruction how many houses were built

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200,000

18
Q

Strong economy was based off what export in the chilli earthquake

A

A lot of money came in from the copper export

19
Q

The president announced it could take … years to recover in chilli

A

4 years

20
Q

In the Nepal earthquake how many schools were repaired

A

7000

21
Q

Is it true or false that the Nepal earthquake needed Financial help

A

Yes they needed a lot of help

22
Q

What is tourism boosted or not after the Nepal earthquake

A

IT was boosed

23
Q

Stricter rules were made after going the Nepal earthquake what were they about

A

Earthquakes and how to improve buildings to keep them stable

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