Hazardous Earth - Impacts of earthquakes

Question 1

what are the primary impacts of earthquakes

Answer 1

1. deaths and injuries
2. destruction of buildings
3. destruction or damage to roads, railways or bridges

Question 2

what are the secondary impacts of earthquakes

Answer 2

1. fires caused by fractured gas pipes and broken electricity pylons
2. landslides on steep or weak slopes
3. spread of disease when sanitation breaks down
4. tsunamis

Question 3

Why are secondary effects of earthquakes worse in poor countries

Answer 3

because they don’t have the money to prepare people for earthquakes or protect buildings and infrastructure