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    neatly and legibly. Pay special attention to spelling and sentence construction. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. SECTION A: COMPREHENSION QUESTION 1 Read the following passage (Text A) and answer the questions that follow. HAITI EARTHQUAKE: THOUSANDS FEARED KILLED 1. A major earthquake rocked Haiti‚ killing possibly thousands of people as it toppled the presidential palace and hillside shanties alike and left the Caribbean nation appealing for international help. A five-storey UN building was also brought

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    M3: Discuss health‚ safety or security concerns arising from a specific incident or emergency in a health or social care setting. D2: Justify responses to a particular incident or emergency in a health or social care setting. Emergency: Earthquake An emergency is an unexpected situation that poses immediate risk to health‚ property or environment. Emergencies require immediate and direct actions in order to prevent or reduce the possible after effects of this emergency. The Civil Contingencies

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    Assessment task Knowing and understanding Activity 1 1.1 1.2 The most volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur around plate boundaries. Activity 2 2.1.1 Divergent boundary 2.1.2 Convergent boundary 2.1.3 Transform boundary 2.2.2 Divergent boundary Divergent boundaries cause oceanic ridges‚ valleys and lakes. Divergent boundaries can cause volcanic eruptions. Location: Basalt in (Mid-Atlantic Ridge‚ East-African Rift). Convergent boundary Leads to trenches

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    and seismic condition of this earth‚ especially in Aceh. According to the geographical condition‚ Aceh‚ one of provinces in Indonesia‚ is located on the ‘Pacific Ring of Fire’ which causes many earthquakes every year. Seismology is crucially needed in Aceh to be explored for further study about earthquake. Lack of seismologists makes this field difficult to be developed. The second paragraph is the paragraph that informs the reader how you can be selected to be a student in that university. You

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    and seismic events have the greatest impact on the world’s poorest people.” To what extent do you agree with this view? PLAN: 1. What is a hazard- volcanic hazards include tephra‚ lava‚ pyroclastic flows‚ volcanic bombs and seismic hazards include earthquake‚ tsunami‚ liquefaction‚ landslides 2. Human issues- proximity to lowland coast‚ ability to adapt to change‚ socioeconomic effects‚ impacts within a community‚ difference in rich and poor‚ urban and rural‚ ability to cope with a disaster‚ willingness

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    disasters have had a devastating effect on communities all around the world. No matter how far societies have come throughout history‚ natural disasters humble mankind with their disrupting nature. Natural disasters come in all shapes and sizes. Earthquakes can rip apart the earth and destroy infrastructure along the way. Hurricanes come and rip through cities and uproot everything in their path. These are just a few of the many types of natural disasters that can devastate a society. There are

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    “After the Quake” is a collection of imaginary short stories written by Haruki Murakami which became well known after his emotional impact of the Kobe earthquake. The protagonist in “UFO in Kushiro” is Komura‚ a Japanese salesman‚ who practically lives as an average person nowadays. However‚ five days after the earthquake‚ Komura’s perfect life falls apart when he finds a letter from his wife‚ saying that she is gone forever. Trying to get use to the thought‚ Komura takes a break from his work and

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    Tsunamis are caused by a change in the ocean’s basin that displaces massive amounts of water. This can be brought on by a number of different events‚ such as an earthquake‚ large meteors‚ volcanic eruptions‚ landslides‚ and even massive underwater explosions. The most common of these causes‚ however‚ is earthquakes. Warning signs that a tsunami may be imminent One of the most characteristic signs of an incoming tsunami is

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    Type of natural disaster 1)EARTHQUAKES One of the most frightening and destructive phenomena of nature is a severe earthquake and its terrible aftereffects. An earthquake is the sudden‚ rapid shaking of the earth‚ caused by the breaking and shifting of subterranean rock as it releases strain that has accumulated over a long time. 2)TSUNAMIS Tsunamis (pronounced soo-ná-mees)‚ also known as seismic sea waves (mistakenly called “tidal waves”)‚ are a series of enormous waves created

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    leComposition | Unit 02 | Lesson 01 All Shook Up "Not again!" I protested when I heard Mom’s news. "Where are we going this time?" We’ve moved six times in the twelve years since I was born. That’s because my Dad’s job is to set up offices for his company‚ and each time he finishes establishing a new one‚ we move. "California‚" said Mom. "I’m sorry we have to uproot you again." She opened a map and pointed out the town we’d be moving to‚ north of San Francisco. She truly sounded sorry‚ but I

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