1. Why are earthquakes likely to happen in Haiti? 2. Of the two countries (Haiti and Japan), which is more developed? Explain your answer.
3. What caused the Haiti earthquake of January 2010?
4. List three reasons the Haiti earthquake caused major destruction.
5. Explain one short-term and one long-term impact of the Haiti earthquake.
EXAMINATION QUESTIONS ORDINARY LEVEL
Short Questions 1. Earthquakes
Largest Earthquakes
Year 2012 2011 2010 2009
Magnitude 8.6 9.0 8.5 8.1
Region
Northern Sumatra Japan Chile
Samoan Islands
Magnitude 6.7 9.0 7.0 7.5
Deadliest Earthquakes Fatalities 113
20 896
316 000 1117
Examine the table above and answer each of the following questions. (i) What was the magnitude of the earthquake in Southern Sumatra in 2009? (ii) In which year was the largest earthquake?
(iii) Where was the earthquake with the greatest number of fatalities? 40 Region
6. What caused the Japanese earthquake? 7. How did this lead to a tsunami? 8. What was the economic cost of the tsunami? 9. What impact did the tsunami have at Fukushima Daiichi?
10. In your opinion, which country suffered greater devastation? Explain why.
