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This quiz contains information about the 2011 New Zealand earthquake. Bangladesh, The Kyoto protocol and Paris climate change conference, Typhoon Koppu or the Philippines, The Hengchun earthquake and the Lewes floods

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Question 1 of 14

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What type of plate boundary is new Zealand on?

Select one of the following:

  • Destuctive

  • Conservative

  • Collision

  • Constuctive

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Question 2 of 14

6

The magnitude earthquake stuck New Zealand at on the 22nd February 2011. The quake killed and injured . It was a result of a earlier more powerful earthquake in 2010 however this stuck in a sparsely populated area so the effects were less severe. This quake took place in

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    6.3
    5.5
    8.2
    12:51
    11:41
    6:14
    181
    300
    48
    2,000
    3,000
    Christchurch.
    Wellington

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Question 3 of 14

1

A huge glacier near New Zealand broke forming a huge iceburg

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 4 of 14

1

How much of Bangladesh is below 1 meter of sea level

Select one of the following:

  • 50%

  • 100%

  • 70%

  • 80%

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Question 5 of 14

1

Bangladesh gets flooded regularly due to the Himalayas and it being low lying land.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 6 of 14

1

Typhoon Koppu hit on the 18th October 2015?

Select one of the following:

  • True

  • False

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Question 7 of 14

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During Typhoon Koppu people were evacuated and there were deaths as a result of this. It caused landslides and cut power for million people. flights were cancelled as a result of this.

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    9,000
    52
    4
    9
    30

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Question 8 of 14

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Tick all true impacts about the 2006 Hengchun earthquakes

Select one or more of the following:

  • 7.0 on rhichtor scale

  • 7.4 on rhichtor scale

  • 1621 were killed

  • 3000 were injured

  • 3100 were injured

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Question 9 of 14

1

Lewes was built on clay. Which is impermeable meaning less can be absorbed and increases surface run of.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 10 of 14

1

In 2000, in Lewes, mm of of rain fell within hours. there were days of consistent before the floods. Nobody dies but homes flooded and people were evacuated. £ million was the total cost of flooding and the number of businesses.

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    150
    12
    3
    613
    1,000
    88

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Question 11 of 14

1

The Kyoto protocol was in what year?

Select one of the following:

  • 1890

  • 1952

  • 1997

  • 1995

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Question 12 of 14

1

The EU will not meet the 8% reduction set

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 13 of 14

1

All counties signed up for the Protocol

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 14 of 14

1

The pairs climate change conference was in 2015 and in Le Bourgeut

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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