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Indian Ocean Tsunami
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- 1Asia, Boxing day Tsunami Which year?2004
- 2Which Ocean?Indian
- 3Name 2 countries affectedIndonesia and The Maldives
- 4Which plate subducted under which plate?Australasian plate subducted under the Indian plate
- 5What did it measure on the Richter scale?9.15
- 6Fault ..... miles below surface ruptured20
- 7What could have been done to prevent the Tsunami having such a large consequence?A warning system
- 8Long term responseRebuilding process but 1000s still homeless a year on
- 9Long term responseEarly warning system set up
- 10Long term responsePlans in place ready for another Tsunami
- 11Short term responsesEmergency services overwhelmed
- 12Short term responsesFresh water, food, beds, tents
- 13Short term responsesOther countries donated
- 14How long did the earthquake last4 minutes
- 15How many people killed220,000
- 16How many seriously injured650,000
- 17How many homeless2 million
- 18How many houses destroyed141,000
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- GCSE Geography (Case studies) Flashcards on Indian Ocean Tsunami, created by alexhamer on 23/04/2015.
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- alexhamer · Apr 2015
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