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MEDC Earthquake
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- 1The earthquake took place in the city of ___The earthquake took place in the city of San Francisco
- 2The earthquake happened in the year ___The earthquake happened in the year 1989
- 3The plate boundary is a ___ marginThe plate boundary is a conservative margin
- 4A response to the earthquake was to send ___ to put out fires caused by ___A response to the earthquake was to send fire boats to put out fires caused by gas leaks
- 5Paramedics used ___ to find survivorsParamedics used sniffer dogs to find survivors
- 6___ people died67 people died
- 7The ___ bridge collapsed, killing ___ peopleThe Oakland Bay bridge collapsed, killing 42 people
- 8___ homes were destroyed in the earthquake6000 homes were destroyed in the earthquake
- 9The city has a ___ each year so ___The city has an earthquake drill each year so people know what to do in an earthquake
- 10The emergency services ___ so they ___The emergency services specifically train so they know what to do in an earthquake
- 11The buildings are ___The buildings are earthquake resistant
- 12The earthquake happened on the ___ coast of the USAThe earthquake happened on the west coast of the USA
- 13The earthquake measured ___ on the Richter ScaleThe earthquake measured 6.9 on the Richter Scale
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- GCSE Geography (Tectonic Hazards) Flashcards on MEDC Earthquake, created by Hannes Smit on 02/06/2013.
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