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16 Cards in this Set
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CONSERVATIVE PLATE BOUNDARY-TRANSFORM |
WHERE PLATES MOVE IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS, OR IN THE SAME DIRECTION AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. FRICTION IS OVERCOME AND THE PLATES SLIP PAST IN A SUDDEN MOVEMENT- CAUSING AN EARTHQUAKE. |
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CONSTRUCTIVE PLATE BOUNDARY-DIVERGENT |
WHEN PLATES MOVE APART. VOLCANOS ARE FORMED AS THE MAGMA WELLS UP TO FILL IN THE GAP AND EVENTUALLY A NEW CRUST IS FORMED. |
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KEY WORDS: MAGNITUDE FOCUS EPICENTRE SEISMIC WAVES SEISMOMETER |
-EARTHQUAKES ARE MEASURED USING THE MAGNITUDE SCALE. -THE POINT IN THE CRUST WHERE THE PRESSURE IS RELEASED. -THE POINT VERTICALLY ABOVE THE FOCUS. -WAVE PRODUCED BY AN EARTHQUAKE. -AN INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES AND RECORDS AN EARTHQUAKES DETAIL,E.G FORCE. |
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HOW CAN EARTHQUAKES BE MEASURED |
THE RICTER SCALE: MEASUREMENT OF AMOUNT OF ENERGY RELEASED (MAGNITUDE) THE MERCALLI SCALE: MEASUREMENT OF EFFECTS OF AN EARTHQUAKE-MEASURED BY EYE WITNESSES- SCALE 1 TO 12. |
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JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI 2011 |
JAPAN SITS ACROSS 4 PLATES- THE PACIFIC,EURASIAN,NORTH AMERICAN AND FILIPINO THE JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE OF 2011 TOOK PLACE ON A DESTRUCTIVE PLATE BOUNDARY AS THE PACIFIC PLATE IS SUBDUCTED UNDER THE EURASIAN PLATE. |
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KEY FACTS OF THE JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI 2011 |
-11TH MARCH 2011 -NORTH EAST COAST OF JAPAN -8.9 MAGNITUDE -18,000 DEAD -$250 BILLION ECONOMIC DAMAGE |
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PHYSICAL IMPACTS OF THE JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI 2011 |
-TSUNAMI REACHED 6 MILES INLAND -NUCLEAR EXPLOSION AT THE FUKISHIMA -POWER PLANT DAMAGED BY FLOODS -FLOODING -FIRES -LIQUEFACTION- LOOSE SOIL ACTS LIKE A LIQUID DURING AN EARTHQUAKE -LANDSLIDES- LOOSE ROCK/SOIL SLIDES DOWNWARDS |
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PRIMARY EFFECTS OF THE JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI 2011 - DIRECT FACTORS |
-DESTRUCTION OF HOMES -FLOODING OF LARGE AREA -POWER,GAS,TV,MOBILE CABLES DISRUPTED |
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SECONDARY EFFECTS OF THE JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI 2011- LATER FACTORS |
-HALF A MILLION ARE HOMELESS -ROAD AND RAIL DISRUPTION -FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT- RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS ESCAPED |
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SHORT TERM RESPONSE OF THE THE JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI 2011 |
-100,000 PEOPLE TOOK PART IN RELIEF MISSION -MANY COUNTRIES SENT TEAMS TO HELP WITH -SEARCH AND RESCUE -SHELTERS WERE SET UP AT SCHOOLS |
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LONG TERM RESPONSE OF THE JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI 2011 |
-EARLY EARTHQUAKE WARNING SYSTEM -SEA WALLS AND TSUNAMI FLOODGATES -WARNING MESSAGE SENT TO ALL TV'S AND MOBILE PHONES -CLEAR/NEW EVACUATION PLANS |
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COMPARING EARTHQUAKES IN LEDC-HATI 2010 AND MEDC- JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI 2011 |
HATI 2010- HATI LIES RIGHT ON THE BOUNDARY OF THE CARIBBEAN AND NORTH AMERICAN PLATES- CONSERVATIVE PLATE BOUNDARY. -12TH JANUARY 2010 -MAGNITUDE OF 7 -VERY FEW EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT BUILDINGS -BUILDINGS POORLY BUILT |
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SOCIAL IMPACTS OF THE HATI 2010 EARTHQUAKE |
-3 MILLION PEOPLE AFFECTED -OVER 220,000 DEATHS -300,000 INJURED 1.3 MILLION MADE HOMELESS |
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ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF THE HATI 2010 EARTHQUAKE
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-30,000 COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS COLLAPSED -BUSINESSES DESTROYED -AIRPORT AND PORT DAMAGED |
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PRIMARY RESPONSE TO THE HATI 2010 EARTHQUAKE |
HATI IS VERY POOR, SO WITHOUT THE MONEY AND RESOURCES TO REDEVELOP. -ONE OF THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES -EMERGENCY WATER AND MEDIAL SUPPLY FROM NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES -EMERGENCY RESCUE TEAMS FROM COUNTRIES -MONEY WAS RAISED BY PEOPLE WATCHING NEWS OR ON SOCIAL NETWORK |
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SECONDARY RESPONSE TO THE HATI 2010 EARTHQUAKE
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-MONEY WAS PLEDGED BY ORGANISATIONS AND GOVERNMENTS TO ASSIT IN REBUILDING AFTER A YEAR. -AFTER ONE YEAR- STILL 1,300 CAMPS. -SCHOOLS ARE BEING REBUILT -SMALL FARMERS ARE BEING SUPPORTED |
