Aceh Tsunami Impact and Facts

Aceh Tsunami Impact and Facts

Assessment

Interactive Video

Geography, History, Science

7th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Liam Anderson

FREE Resource

The video discusses the catastrophic 2004 tsunami in Aceh, Indonesia, caused by a 9.3 magnitude earthquake. It resulted in over 167,000 deaths and left more than 500,000 people homeless. The tsunami devastated infrastructure, with most buildings flattened. The earthquake was due to tectonic shifts between the Indo-Australian and Eurasian plates. Aceh and parts of North Sumatra were severely affected, requiring years for physical and psychological recovery.

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6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many years ago did the Aceh Tsunami occur?

20 years

10 years

15 years

25 years

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the magnitude of the earthquake that struck Aceh?

9.8

9.3

9.0

8.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Approximately how high were the tsunami waves that hit Aceh?

30 meters

20 meters

40 meters

10 meters

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many people lost their lives or went missing due to the Aceh Tsunami?

200,000

150,000

100,000

167,000

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many people were left homeless after the Aceh Tsunami?

600,000

400,000

500,000

300,000

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was one of the major challenges faced by Aceh in the years following the tsunami?

Political unrest

Economic instability

Physical and psychological recovery

Environmental degradation