montserrat

Question 1

location

Answer 1

small island in the Caribbean Sea, part of the lesser Antilles

Question 2

plate boundary

Answer 2

destructive margin - Atlantic plate is subjecting under the Caribbean plate

Question 3

when

Answer 3

1997 - June

Question 4

eruption type

Answer 4

andesitic, explosive, with pyroclastic flows

Question 5

when did it begin irrupting

Answer 5

in 1995 after centuries of dormancy

Question 6

killed

Answer 6

19 people, mostly by pyroclastic flows in the exclusion zone

Question 7

evacuations

Answer 7

over 7000 people - more than half the population fled the island

Question 8

capital city

Answer 8

plymouth - was completely destroyed and abandoned

Question 9

how many homes destroyed

Answer 9

2/3 of homes

Question 10

cost

Answer 10

1 billion USD

Question 11

long term responses

Answer 11

Uk provided 420 million in aid over several years
population decline from 11,000 to 5,000 - many emigrated to the UK
Gerald’s airport opened in 2005 - new infrastructure
New capital city relocated to Brades in the North