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Transcript of How is this possible? Kobe, Japan 17 th January 1995 (5.46 am) Gujurat, India 26 th January 2001...
Why will you never see this in an HIC?
Key Question – Can earthquake risk be the same in different
places but vulnerability different?
How is this possible?
A COMPARISON STUDY OF TWO EARTHQUAKES OF SIMILAR MAGNITUDE
Kobe, Japan17th January 1995 (5.46 am)
Gujurat, India26th January 2001 (8.46 am)
Two earthquakes compared...
JapanGujurat
Here is your key question – write it in your books.
How can similar earthquakes in Gujurat and Japan have very different impacts on the
people who live there?
Watch the videos and make some notes to start answering this question
Kobe v Gujarat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p7xt_U34pM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSWvO5SqkEo&list=PL6NWOw-uMA5ZuyXtIJdmw4oMcGYt_6LRa
When do earthquakes cause the most damage?
Can you think what factors might influence this?
Magnitude of earthquake Location (urban, rural, population and
population density) Time of day Response of emergency services Earthquake/disaster planning and
management
Factor Kobe earthquake17th January 1995 (5.46 am)
Gujurat Earthquake 26th January 2001 (8.46 am)
Location details and magnitude
Injuries and deaths
Short term (primary effects)
Long Term (secondary effects)
Reasons for the differences in damage
Read the BBC articles about the Kobe
earthquake and the Gujurat earthquake to hep you fill out a table like this one. You then
need to answer the question:
“How can similar earthquakes in
Gujurat and Japan have very different
impacts on the people who live
there?”
Short and Long Term Impacts
The best IGCSE students will be able to discuss both short AND long term impacts of natural disasters.
What is the difference? Are they interlinked?
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Key Question – Can earthquake risk be the same in different
places but vulnerability different?
How is this possible?
Some factors to consider:
Factors affecting the damage caused by earthquakes
size of the earthquake
time of day
emergency services
building design and construction
education
physical landscape
•Which of the above factors might be the same in MEDCs and LEDCs?•Which of them might be different?•What effect will this have?
Exam questions
Why are LIC’s more vulnerable to a seismic event than HIC’s?
How would we get 9 marks?
