Entries Tagged as ‘Earthquakes’

12 May, 2008

Earthquake hits Sichuan province of China

Continuing with geography in the news…..
There has been another natural disaster this time in the Sichuan province China where a magnitude 7.8 earthquake has killed over 8,000, 900 students are still buried and many more are injured. The quake was felt as far away as Bangkok in Thailand. It is the worst natural disaster to hit China [...]

28 April, 2008

Yr 13 How are the impacts of earthquakes different between LEDCs and MEDCs?

Hello,
Use the table from todays lesson to complete the causes, effects, responses and future of Gujarat following the earthquake in 2001.
How does this compare with the experience of San Francisco in 1989?
Use the link below to help with your answer.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/world/2001/south_asia/gujarat_quake/default.stm