CASE STUDIES ; TSUNAMIS

Question 1

Boxing day tsunami date

Answer 1

December 2004

Question 2

Indonesia economic status

Answer 2

LIC

Question 3

Causes of Boxing day Tsunami

Answer 3

-Submarine Earthquake west coast of indonesia

Question 4

Impacts of boxing day tsunami

Answer 4

1. 250,000 deaths
2. 1.7 mkillion homeless
3. 5 million injured

Question 5

Responses to boxing day tsunami

Answer 5

-$6.26 million donated by other countries may possibly be due to the season of the hazard
-140,00 homes rebuilt

Question 6

Reasons for the extent of impact

Answer 6

• sudden increase of 40 metres on the ocean floor
• 100ft waves
• evry single business affected

Question 7

Chile tsunami date

Answer 7

• caused by the nazca plate and south american plate destructive plate boundary with a convergent movement
• rocks captured along the fault line

Question 8

Impacts of the chile tsunami

Answer 8

-370,000 homes destroyed
-486 died
-whole economy collapsed

Question 9

Responses to the chile tsunami

Answer 9

• quick responses from emergency services
  -international support
• highway temporarily repaired

Question 10

Chile’s economic status

Answer 10

NEE

Question 11

Reasons for the extent of the impact . chile tsunami

Answer 11

-had a strong economy due to copper industry
-good sum of money
- buildings were not earthquake proof so a lot collapsed

Question 12

Sendai japan tsunami date

Answer 12

March 2001

Question 13

Causes of sendai japan earthquake

Answer 13

• secondary impact of tohoku earthquake resulted in tsunami
• caused by a destructive plate

Question 14

Impacts of sendai tsunami

Answer 14

-120,000 homes destroyed
- 15,500 died
- nuclear plant destroyed causing pollution

Question 15

Responses to sendai Tsunami

Answer 15

• quick responses
• government construction policy

Question 16

Reasons for the extent of the impact

Answer 16

• a total cost of $235 billion
• risks of radioactive release