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Where in the world is Montserrat?
The Alps
South America
The Caribbean
The Indian Ocean
What is the mountain range called in Montserrat?
New Plymouth Hills
Andes
Rocky mountains
Soufrierre Hills
What type of plate boundary caused the eruption?
Collision
Destructive
Conservative
When did the volcanic activity begin?
1975
1995
1985
2005
What is the capital city called?
Plymouth
Portsmouth
Salem
New Devon
How did the authorities respond to the volcanic activity
set up an evacuation zone
asked everyone to keep indoors
sent food parcels to all homes
played calming music over the airwaves
the main volcanic hazard was one of the below
violent shaking of the earth
lava flows burning all in their path
pyroclastic flows raining down debris and ash
How many people died on Montserrat during the 1997 eruption ?
47
62
7
19
what was the original population of Montserrat?
24,000
11,000
111,000
17,000
What name is given to the fault line which runs long much of the the west coast of the USA
St Cuthbert fault
St Lucia fault
South American fault
San Andreas fault
Which city have you studied for your earthquake case study
Plymouth
Washington
San Francisco
Los Angeles
What was the magnitude of the earthquake event
5.6
6.0
6.9
8.2
which area was worst hit by the quake?
Riverside district
Marina District
Downtown
outer suburbs
how many people were killed?
192
46
9
62
name the freeway which collapsed
Nimmits freeway
Southern Freeway
Prieta Freeway
Great Californian Freeway
Approximately how many people were injured?
700
2500
3800
6000
what famous bridge was damaged
Pacific Bridge
Lagoon Bridge
Marina Bridge
Bay Bridge
Estimates of the total cost of damage and loss of business to the region as a result of the quake are:
$1.5 billion
$11 billion
$5 billion
$2 billion
a famous building which survived the quake was;
Angeles Building
Trump Towers
Pyramid Building
St Francisco Tower
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