Task 1: Describe the pattern(s) of the global geographic topic
Just before 8:00am local time on Boxing Day 2004 a magnitude 9.3 earthquake occurred about 240 kilometres off the coast of Sumatra and about 30 kilometres below the ocean floor. The earthquake jolted the seabed for nearly 10 minutes. It was one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded.
This submarine earthquake, provided the initial disturbance in the height of the ocean’s surface. For a short time after the earthquake, the motion of the tsunami was governed by a linear wave pattern, until it entered shallower coastal regions where it became large and destructive as it approached the shore. A Linear pattern is repeated indefinitely in either direction along a line. …show more content…
Authorities reported 31,229 deaths and 4093 people missing. The global pattern of damage and equities.
The last thing on the timeline that happend was the impact it had on people from all around the world, to even the people who where not directly affected
Impact on people from all around the world.
The chart above sinks in with the Global pattern of impact as it shows the contires that were hit the hardest. Tourists came from
Task 2: Describe the processes and/or factors responsible for the global pattern of countries affected by the Boxing Day Tsunami
From the list below choose two processes or factors that have either caused or contributed to the pattern of tsunami casualties and/or damage. Processes: Is a sequence of related events.
Factors are things, elements or events which cause and/or contribute to the outcomes (pattern).
Poverty Plate Tectonics Tourism Education Technological …show more content…
Write paragraphs to describe comprehensively how the Boxing Day Tsunami was significant for people’s lives in two different ways ensuring you give examples from different parts of the world.
Your paragraphs will
· Provide an in-depth account of the positive and/or negative impacts on individuals and/or groups of people and may
· Refer to both long term and short term effects. You must ensure you refer to different parts of the world, such as regions, nations, continents and hemispheres to demonstrate the global scale of this event.
The Tsunami boxing day was caused by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake that killed more than 250,000 people in a single day, it was the most devastating tsunami in modern times. The tsunami left more than 1.7 million homeless affecting 18 countries.
A Sri Lankan Personal
Just before 8:00am local time on Boxing Day 2004 a magnitude 9.3 earthquake occurred about 240 kilometres off the coast of Sumatra and about 30 kilometres below the ocean floor. The earthquake jolted the seabed for nearly 10 minutes. It was one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded.
This submarine earthquake, provided the initial disturbance in the height of the ocean’s surface. For a short time after the earthquake, the motion of the tsunami was governed by a linear wave pattern, until it entered shallower coastal regions where it became large and destructive as it approached the shore. A Linear pattern is repeated indefinitely in either direction along a line. …show more content…
Authorities reported 31,229 deaths and 4093 people missing. The global pattern of damage and equities.
The last thing on the timeline that happend was the impact it had on people from all around the world, to even the people who where not directly affected
Impact on people from all around the world.
The chart above sinks in with the Global pattern of impact as it shows the contires that were hit the hardest. Tourists came from
Task 2: Describe the processes and/or factors responsible for the global pattern of countries affected by the Boxing Day Tsunami
From the list below choose two processes or factors that have either caused or contributed to the pattern of tsunami casualties and/or damage. Processes: Is a sequence of related events.
Factors are things, elements or events which cause and/or contribute to the outcomes (pattern).
Poverty Plate Tectonics Tourism Education Technological …show more content…
Write paragraphs to describe comprehensively how the Boxing Day Tsunami was significant for people’s lives in two different ways ensuring you give examples from different parts of the world.
Your paragraphs will
· Provide an in-depth account of the positive and/or negative impacts on individuals and/or groups of people and may
· Refer to both long term and short term effects. You must ensure you refer to different parts of the world, such as regions, nations, continents and hemispheres to demonstrate the global scale of this event.
The Tsunami boxing day was caused by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake that killed more than 250,000 people in a single day, it was the most devastating tsunami in modern times. The tsunami left more than 1.7 million homeless affecting 18 countries.
A Sri Lankan Personal