UNIT 1 Restless Earth (case studies) Flashcards
EARTHQUAKE - KARSHMIR, PAKISTAN LEDC
Name the plates involved and the type of plate movement/ boundary it was?
KASHMIRE, PAKISTAN LEDC
Euration and Indian plate
Collision plate boundary
EARTHQUAKE - KARSHMIR, PAKISTAN LEDC
When did this earthquake occur?
KASHMIRE, PAKISTAN LEDC
Saturday 8th October 2010
8:52pm local time
EARTHQUAKE - KARSHMIR, PAKISTAN LEDC
Name at least 3 short term impacts (social, economic, environment)
KARSHMIR, PAKISTAN LEDC
Social - 80 000 deaths, 3.5 million made homeless
Economic - They sent out no waring sirens
Environmental - After shocks caused coas
EARTHQUAKE - KARSHMIR, PAKISTAN LEDC
Name the immediate response reliefs from this earthquake
KARSHMIR, PAKISTAN LEDC
Supplies e.g blankets, cloths, tents, food and medicine where being sent.
Europien commission released £3.6 million on the 9th October to help aid the recovery
EARTHQUAKE - KARSHMIR, PAKISTAN LEDC
Name the long term responses
KARSHMIR, PAKISTAN LEDC
$100 million was offered by the world banks to re-build homes
Humanity first provided health care and shelter to the victims
TSUNAMI/ EARTHQUAKE SENDAI, JAPAN MEDC
Name the plates involved and the type of plate movement/ boundary it was?
SENDAI, JAPAN MEDC
Pacific and Eurasion plates
Destruction plate boundary
TSUNAMI/ EARTHQUAKE SENDAI, JAPAN MEDC
When did the earthquake occure?
SENDAI, JAPAN MEDC
March 11th 2011
2:46pm
TSUNAMI/ EARTHQUAKE SENDAI, JAPAN MEDC
Name at least 3 short term impacts (social, economic, environmental)
SENDAI, JAPAN MEDC
Social - airplanes where delayed for 1 week after, homes destroyed, death of family and friends
Economic - train lines and businesses where destroyed, power plant was shut down, farm land lost to destruction
Environmental - massive fires set alight buildings from oil and broken gas pipes, farm land destroyed
TSUNAMI/ EARTHQUAKE SENDAI, JAPAN MEDC
Name at least 3 long term impacts (social, economic, environmental)
SENDAI, JAPAN MEDC
Social - airplane flights where delayed for 1 week after, traumatic effects, re housing
Economic - cost $millions in repairs, income was lost
Environmental - country moved 3m out to sea, sea line shrunk by 1/2m, human and natural land marks where destroyed
TSUNAMI/ EARTHQUAKE SENDAI, JAPAN MEDC
Name the immediate response reliefs from this earthquake
SENDAI, JAPAN MEDC
Sirens, text messages, emails and broadcast where sent out 60 seconds in advance,
TSUNAMI/ EARTHQUAKE SENDAI, JAPAN MEDC
Name the long term responses to this earthquake
SENDAI, JAPAN MEDC
Buildings where re built and transport was fixed
There was shortages of food, water, shelters and medicine
VOLCANO MOUNT PINATUBO, PHILIPPINES
Name the plates involved and the type of plate movement/ boundary it was?
MOUNT PINATUBO, PHILIPPINES
Philippines and Eurasion
Strato or composite
VOLCANO MOUNT PINATUBO, PHILIPPINES
Which type of magma is found at this boundary?
MOUNT PINATUBO, PHILIPPINES
Andicidic
VOLCANO MOUNT PINATUBO, PHILIPPINES
When did the volcano erupt?
MOUNT PINATUBO, PHILIPPINES
15th June 1991
VOLCANO MOUNT PINATUBO, PHILIPPINES
Name at least 3 short term impacts (social, economic, environment)
MOUNT PINATUBO, PHILIPPINES
Social - Evacuation saved 10’s of thousands of lives, 800 people died
Economic - Roads where unstable and bridges where destroyed, factories collapsed
Environmental - Clouds of steam turned day into night, 10% less sun light, millions of tones of sulfur dioxide were discharged into the atmosphere, thousands of mini earthquakes formed under the mountain
