WorksheetsTBSHS The Restless Earth Quiz 6 - Haiti and Christchurch
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which continent is Haiti located in?
Asia
North America
South America
How close to the capital of Haiti (Port-au-Prince) was the epicentre of the earthquake?
15 km
89 km
150 km
Which of the following is NOT a secondary impact of an earthquake?
People becoming ill due to drinking contaminated water
Fires starting due to damaged gas and electricity supplies
Buildings collapsing
How high is the death toll from the 2010 Haiti earthquake believed to be?
50,000 people
100,000 people
200,000 people
Where were the 400,000 people made homeless by the 2011 Haiti earthquake given accommodation?
Hotels in the Dominican Republic
They were sent to the USA by boat to be housed
In "tent cities" outside the capital Port-au-Prince
Christchurch is New Zealand's second largest city
True
False
The 2011 Christchurch earthquake is best described as a...
deep-focus earthquake
shallow-focus earthquake
TWO reasons why so many buildings collapsed in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake:
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake happened close to Christchurch in 2016
Deep-focus earthquake
Shallow-focus earthquake
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake had happened 6 months earlier
Secondary effects of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake:
Hundreds of buildings collapsed, including the Canterbury television building and the spire of Christchurch Cathedral.
Many people were unable to return home and spent time in emergency shelters.
4900 school pupils from across Christchurch left the city and enrolled in other schools around New Zealand.
Immediate responses to the 2011 Christchurch earthquake:
Buildings were surveyed and colour-coded according to the degree of damage suffered.
Christchurch Cathedral was replaced with a temporary structure made of cardboard tubes!
Helicopters were used to pluck survivors from rooftops and dump water on fires.
Local people used their bare hands to try to free survivors trapped under rubble.
2011 earthquakes - Haiti v Christchurch.
Which statements are true?
The magnitude of the Haiti earthquake was higher
They were both deep-focus earthquakes
They were both shallow-focus earthquakes
The magnitude of the Christchurch earthquake was higher
The 2011 earthquakes - Haiti v Christchurch.
Which statements about secondary effects are true?
Looting and violence were a major problem in Haiti
Dirty drinking water caused several deaths in both countries
Looting and violence were a major problem in Christchurch
Fires were caused by both earthquakes
The 2011 earthquakes - Haiti v Christchurch.
Which statements about responses are true?
Damage to infrastructure such as roads, ports and airports slowed down aid reaching Haiti
A 6.1 magnitude aftershock weakened buildings and slowed down the recovery effort in Haiti
In both countries, local people used their bare hands to try to free survivors trapped under rubble.
The 2011 earthquakes - Haiti v Christchurch.
Which statements about responses are true?
The buildings in Haiti were stronger
The buildings in Christchurch were stronger
The government of Haiti were well prepared for the disaster
The Christchurch fire service coordinated the rescue effort
