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16 Cards in this Set
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In which ocean did an earthquake cause a tsunami? |
The Indian Ocean |
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In which year did the tsunami in the Indian Ocean occur? |
2004 |
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What type of plate margin plate goes along the coast of Indonesia (in the Indian Ocean)? |
Destructive plate margin |
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Where was there an earthquake on the 26th December 2004? |
An earthquake occurred off the west coast of the island of Sumatra.
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What did the earthquake off the west coast of the island of Sumatra measure on the Richter scale?
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It measured around 9.1 on the Richter scale. |
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How did the Tsunami get triggered? (3) |
1. The plate that was moving down into the mantle cracked and moved very quickly. 2. This caused a lot of water to be displaced. 3. This triggered a tsunami with waves up to 30m high. |
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This tsunami was one of the most destructive natural disasters that ever happened and affected most countries boarding the Indian Ocean. Give the names of 4 of these countries. |
1. Indonesia 2. Thailand 3. India 4. Sri Lanka |
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How many people were killed or are still missing from the tsunami? |
230,000 people |
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What was destroyed because of the tsunami? |
Whole villages and towns were destroyed.
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How many people lost their homes? |
1.7 million people |
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What was severely damaged in many countries? |
The infrastructure (e.g. roads, water pipes and electricity lines) |
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How many people needed emergency food, water and medical supplies? |
5-6 million people |
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Why was there massive economic damage? (2) |
1. Millions of fishermen lost their livelihoods. 2. The tourism industry suffered because of people were afraid to go on holiday there. |
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What were the environmental damages after the tsunami? (2) |
1. Salt from the seawater has meant plants can't grow in many areas. 2. Mangroves, coral reefs, forests, and sand dunes were destroyed by the waves. |
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What were the 2 short-term responses (involving a lot of international aid)? |
1. Within days hundreds of millions of pounds had been pledged by foreign governments, charities, individuals and businesses -> to give survivors access to food, water, shelter and medical attention. 2. Foreign countries sent ships, planes, soldiers and team of specialists -> to help rescue people, distribute food and water and begin clearing up. |
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What were the 4 long-term responses (involving a lot of international aid)?
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1. Billions of pounds have been pledged to help rebuild the infrastructure of the countries affected. 2. As well as money, programmes have been set up to rebuild houses and help people get back to work. 3. A tsunami warning system has been put in the Indian Ocean. 4. Disaster management plans have been put in place in some countries. -> Volunteers have been trained so that local people know what to do if a tsunami happens again. |
