Geography - Earthquakes

What is a earthquake?

What is the Focus?

What is the epicenter?

Shallow earthquake?

Deep earthquake?

Describe the Mexico City earthquake?

Describe the Iran earthquake?

Describe the Tangshan earthquake?

Describe the Killari earthquake?

What are the Primary Hazards of earthquakes?

What is a seismic wave?

What is the aftershock?

Secondary Hazards of an earthquake?

What is a Tsunami?

What is Liquefaction?

What are landslides and avalanches?

What are the 3 types of seismic shock waves?

Whats a P-wave?

Whats a S-wave?

Whats a love wave?

Whats a Rayleigh wave?

Define magnitude?

Physical factors effecting an earthquake?

Human factors effecting an earthquake?

How do you prepare for an earthquake?

How do you modify the event -> Controlling physical variables?

How do you modify the event -> Hazard-Resistant design?

What are some aseismic designs?

Define modify the vulnerability?

How do you modify the vulnerability -> Prediction and warning?

How do you modify the vulnerability -> community preparedness?

Describe Tangshen earthquake?

Whats a tsunami?

Describe a tsunami wave in open ocean?

Describe a tsunami wave closer to land?

Hydrostatic effect?

Hydrodynaimc effect?

Describe the Indonesian tsunami?