Year 9 Natural Hazards 9.6

What is the capital of Nepal?

• Kathmandu

• Mumbai

• Nairobi

• Lahore

What was the date of the Nepal earthquake?

• 25th August 2015

• 25th April 2015

• 9th November 2017

• 15th Feb 2015

How many people (approx.) died in the Chile earthquake?

• 100

• 500

• 1000

• 10000

What about deaths in the Nepal earthquake?

• 20,000

• 15,000

• 9000

• 5000

Identify a secondary effect of the Nepal earthquake

• 7000 schools were destroyed

• 19 people died in an avalanche on Mount Everest

• 9000 people died

• 50% of shops were destroyed

In Nepal, landslides blocked rivers and roads so rescue was difficult. What is this an example of?

• Primary effect

• Secondary effect

• Immediate response

• Long-term response

As a primary impact of the Chile quake. How many people were injured?

• 220,000

• 12,000

• 500

• 50

Which of the following is a secondary effect of the Chile quake?

• The town of Constitucion was destroyed by 15m high Tsunami waves

• 4500 schools were destroyed

• Santiago airport was badly damaged by the quake

• The National appeal raised $60 Million. Enough to build 30,000 emergency homes

An immediate response to the Nepal quake was......

• Mount Everest reopened for tourists. This brought in vital money to Nepal

• 7000 schools were rebuilt so education could happen.

• Search and rescue teams came in from other countries with specialist gear to look for people trapped in rubble

• Nepal brought in stricter building codes so there would be less earthquake damage in the future

A long term response to the Chile quake 2010 was

• Emergency services acted fast by building field hospitals and floating bridges. This helped to treat the injured and search/rescue.

• A full housing rebuild scheme completed. This provided new homes for 200,000 people

• Power and water was restored to 90% of homes within 10 days

• 1500 km of road were damaged by landslides