2014 Mt. Ontake Eruption Flashcards
1
Q
GDP per capita
A
38 380 USD (2017)
2
Q
What 4 plates meet at Japan?
A
N. American
Pacific
Philippine
Eurasian
3
Q
What type of volcano is Mt. Ontake?
A
Strato (explosive)
4
Q
Social impacts
A
63 people died
40 people were injured
5
Q
Economic impacts
A
Flights were disrupted to minimise the risk to plane engines of volcanic ash
6
Q
Environmental
A
An area 3km was plunged into darkness for a dew minutes by an ash cloud
Mountain was covered in ash that was 1m thick in some places
7
Q
Why do people live there?
A
Japan has a lot of volcanoes
Limited economic resources
Lots of clean energy
8
Q
When did it erupt?
A
2014
9
Q
No. Doctors per 1000
A
2
