Earthquakes 

In this task you will be comparing an earthquake in a developed and a developing country. 

Section A 

1. Where do earthquakes occur? 
2.  What causes earthquakes?
3. Features of an earthquake 

Feature	Definition
Focus
Epicentre
Shock waves

 Section B: Comparing two earthquakes 

Select two recent earthquakes, one from a developed country and one from a developing country. Complete this summary table for your chosen earthquakes. 

Developing Country:	Developed Country:
Cause	Cause
Effect on people	Effect on people
Effect on landscape	Effect on landscape
The relief effort	The relief effort

Section C: Earthquakes: Prediction, Protection and Preparation 

Task 1: Predict 

Watch this short clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFB-qpiKccs and make notes on what people can do, or try to do, to predict earthquakes. 

 Task 2: Protect 

Watch the following clips and make notes on what people can do to protect themselves: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxpi9A7_syE and www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4fKBGsllZI  

 Task 3: Prepare 

Watch the following clips and make notes on what people can do to prepare: 

 www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYyeMXpvweg and www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YoqV3ziTZI 

 Task 4: How do people respond to earthquakes? 

Which of the three P’s do you think is most useful in reducing the impact of earthquakes? Write 50 words to justify your answer. 

 

All work should be submitted via assignments tab on Teams (Due Date: Monday 20th April – first day back from holidays).