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10 Cards in this Set
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When did the Indian Ocean tsunami occur?
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It happened on 26th December 2004.
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Where did it happen precisely?
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An earthquake off the west coast of the island of Sumatra happened.
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How powerful was the earthquake?
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The earthquake measured 9.1 on the Richter scale
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How did the earthquake happen?
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The plate moving down the mantle cracked and moved very quickly which caused a large displacement of water. This triggered tsunamis which were 30m high.
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Which countries did it affect? I
(I) (T)ake (I)an (S)hopping |
-Indonesia
-Thailand -India -Sri Lanka |
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What were the primary effects of the earthquake? (SOCIAL)
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-230,000 dead or missing
-1.7 million homeless -5-6 million needed emergency food, water and supplies |
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What were the primary effects of the earthquake?
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-Infrastructure of many countries including roads, waterlines, electricity lines and buildings were destroyed.
-Economic damage was catastrophic, fishermen lost jobs and tourism industry was greatly affected |
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What were the primary effects of the earthquake?
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-Huge environmental damage occurred, salt from seawater prevented plant growth.
-Coral reefs, forests, sand dunes and mangroves were destroyed by the water. |
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What were the short term responses?
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-Within days, hundreds of millions of pounds had been pledged by governments, charities and individuals to provide food, water and shelter.
-Foreign countries sent ships, planes and soldiers to help rescue and distribute food and water. |
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What were the long term responses?
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-Billions pledged ti help rebuild infrastructure
-Programmes to rebuild houses organised -Tsunami warning system put in place -Disaster management plans put in place. |
