Tectonics Flashcards
What is the point of rupture called in an earthquake?
Focus
What does magnitude mean?
Size or strength of an earthquake
What is the name of the machine that measures earthquakes?
The Richter Scale
What causes Tsunamis?
Underwater earthquakes caused by tectonic activity
What was your developing country earthquake case study and when did it happen?
Haiti, 2010
What are 2 primary impacts for your developing country earthquake case study?
316,000 people died, all 8 hospitals were destroyed and many schools were destroyed
What are 2 secondary impacts for your developing country earthquake case study?
Cholera broke out in squatter camps, economy crashed due to tourism stopping
What is one Immediate response to the Haiti, 2010 earthquake?
USA brought food and water to Haiti, UK’s disaster emergency committee raised £100 million to be donated
What is one Long Term response to the Haiti, 2010 earthquake?
200,000 people were paid to remove rubble, 3/4 of damaged buildings were repaired.
What was your developed country earthquake case study and when did it happen?
Tohoku, Japan 2011
What are 2 primary impacts for your developed country earthquake case study?
A tsunami and water systems were disrupted
What are 2 secondary impacts for your developed country earthquake case study?
A nuclear power plant meltdown and 127,000 buildings collapsed
What was one Immediate response to the Japan, 2011 earthquake?
Japanese soldiers helped with search and rescue, Charities around the world provided support.
What was one Long Term response to the Japan, 2011 earthquake?
12 billion dollars were spent on building a new sea wall, transport and communications services were partially restored.
Which layer of the Earth’s structure is the thickest?
Mantle
