Watch the video in the link above and answer these questions:
(a) When and where did the earthquake in this news report strike?
(b) How strong was it? (c) Name two countries bringing aid into the area. (d) What types of aid are the planes carrying?
(e) What is one of the biggest problems on the ground for the aid workers?
(f) Why can’t the local people get food? (g) How many people need medicine badly at this point? (h) What is the estimated death toll at this point?
NUMERACY ACT VITY
Compare and contrast two earthquakes of the same magnitude. Kobe, Japan
Location of earthquakes Magnitude Deaths
Depth of focus Time of day
7.2
6,000 16 km
5.46 a.m.
Haiti 7.2
220,000 12 km
4.53 p.m.
The table above shows the difference between two earthquakes of the same magnitude. Japan is a more economically developed country while Haiti is a less economically developed country. Study the table and answer the following questions:
(a) Which country had the most deaths? How many more deaths? (b) Which country was closer to the focus of the earthquake? (c) Which earthquake happened while most people were sleeping? (d) Can you give three reasons why you think more people died in the Haiti earthquake?
PORTFOLIO ACT VITY 2.2
Go to page 6 of your Portfolio and write a newspaper report about an earthquake in a developed or a developing country.
(i) Name two countries that have a lot of earthquakes. (ii) What instrument is used to measure earthquakes? (iii) What causes earthquakes to occur? (iv) Explain the difference between the focus and the epicentre.
(v) What is the difference in power between an earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter scale and one measuring 8 on the Richter scale?
(vi) If you were part of the emergency response team in the aftermath of an earthquake, what might you expect to see?
/ I can explain how earthquakes occur and how they are measured.
/ I can describe the impact of an earthquake and how people respond to this natural disaster.
