GCSE GEOGRAPHYTectonics Revision 2010

•Conservative/ Transform

•Destructive

•Constructive•Collision

California, USA Iceland

IndonesiaHimalayas

Case Study: Sichuan Earthquake 2008Location & Causes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRSrtAZ4OAo

The Epicentre was 92km NW of the City of Chengdu in the province of Sichuan.

The Earthquake struck at 2.28pm on the 12th May 2008

The Cause was the build up of energy at the Collision Boundary between Indian and Eurasian Plates

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLKeKIC_FRE

Effects• Short term primary effects

• Long term secondary effects

• Effects on people

• Effects on Economy

• Effects on Environment

69,172 Dead

375,000 Injured

45 Million Affected

15 Million Forced to Move

15 Million Buildings Collapsed

12 Million Animals Dead

5000km Of water pipes destroyed

900 Schoolchildren Died in Dujiangyan

200 Die in Chemical Factory

Thousands of miles of roads destroyed

391 Dams Damaged

100,000 Hectares of Rice Damaged

34 Quake Lakes formed due to Landslides

1 Giant Panda (Maomao) Died

On 27th May 420,000 buildings collapsed in aftershock

Response/ management

• Short term immediate response and management

• Long Term response and management

• How did the people cope?

GCSE GEOGRAPHYTectonics Revision 2010