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16 Cards in this Set
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What is the case study for tsunamis?
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An earthquake in the Indian Ocean which caused a tsunami
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When was it?
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Boxing day of 2004 (26th December)
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What caused the earthquake?
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a destructive plate (oceanic) slipped quickly down under the other and displaced water
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How high were the waves (roughly)?
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30m high
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What was the strength of the earthquake?
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9.1 on the Richter scale
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The indian ocean was one of the m______ d_______ natural disasters that have ever happened
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most destructive
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Why was it so destructive?
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Because it affected most of the surrounding countries.
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Name some of the countries is affected
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Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand
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How many people were killed/still missing?
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230,000
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how many lost their homes?
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1.7 million
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What was severely damaged?
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Infrastructure: roads, water supplies, electricity
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How many people needed emergency supplies and what would these be?
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5-6 million people
clean water, food, medical supplies |
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how was the economy damaged?
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millions of fishermen had died or could no longer continue their jobs.
Tourism dropped because of the damage and people were scared. |
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How was the environment effected?
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Plants couldn't grow because of the now salty land.
Forests, sand dunes, mangroves and coral reefs were eroded away |
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What were 2 short term responses?
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Money was pledged by foreign countries of various businesses/communities to help satisfy the survivors with basic needs
Specialists and helpers were sent from abroad to help rescue, clear up and distribute supplies |
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What were 4 long term responses?
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Billions of pounds were raised to help rebuild the infrastructure
Programmes were set up to help this process Tsunami warning system has been set up in the Indian ocean. Disaster management plans have been set up |
