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__**Earthquake Case-studies** __
== == In small groups you are going to be given an earthquake event to research...using www.sacibgeography.blogspot.com and google search you are to build a specific case-study of your earthquake.

On your page you need to include maps / photographs / video clips / text to answer the questions below:


 * SECTION 1: Background to the Earthquake**


 * Locate the earthquake...absolute location of epicentre / plate name / surrounding area


 * SECTION 2: What happened?**


 * Why did an earthquake occur at this particular place?
 * What was the [|richter] scale / [|mercalli] Scale reading?
 * What happened...what were the hazards? - primary hazards e.g. shaking ground and secondary hazards e.g. [|liquefaction], [|landslides], [|tsunamis], floods and fires.


 * SECTION 3: What was the impact of the earthquake?**

Examine the different impacts that the earthquake might have...classify them into different groups:
 * Social?
 * Economic?
 * Environmental?
 * Political?
 * Cultural?

Once the reasons are classified then indicate whether they are short-term effects or long-term effects.


 * SECTION 4: Evaluation**

Discuss the different reasons for the impact that this earthquake had on the area. Were the impacts better / worse than you would have expected? Why?