which consists of five to six questions about how concerned one should be about a home and a score is given at the end of the quiz for my house. Finally‚ the preparedness plan contains seven steps on how to be prepared when an earthquake occurs. Introduction I currently
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This region in China has a long history as a thriving city prior to the Tangshan Earthquake in 1976. Humans lived and worked in Tangshan as early as 40‚000 years ago. It was a village during the Tang dynasty. After this dynasty‚ it was part of the Ming dynasty. During the Ming dynasty‚ Tangshan developed in agriculture‚ oil exportation‚ and ceramics. In 1889‚ this region was named Tangshan Town and later‚ it became known as the City of Tangshan. It is home to many "first" innovations in China’s
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assignment: List of major earthquakes in Haiti • 1751 Port-au-Prince earthquake (18 October): According to French historian Moreau de Saint-Méry‚ "only one masonry building had not collapsed" in Port-au-Prince‚ Haiti’s capital city. • 1770 Port-au-Prince earthquake (3 June): The city was leveled in this magnitude 7.5 quake‚ which killed over 200 people. • 1783: A strong quake partially destroyed the church in Santiago.[1] • 1842 Cap-Haitien earthquake (7 May): An earthquake destroyed the city of
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On January 12‚ 2010‚ a Mw7.0 earthquake struck the Port-au-Prince region of Haiti (Figure A)‚ killing more than 200‚000 people‚ leaving more than 1.5 million homeless‚ and destroying most governmental‚ technical‚ and educational infrastructure throughout this region of 3 million people. It was also strongly felt in the Dominican Republic but caused no damage there because of the significant distance between major urban centers and the epicenter. The event caused an estimated $8 billion in damages
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How do Earthquakes Occur and What Was The 1906 San Francisco Earthquakes Damage? Who knew an earthquake which can last for no longer than a minute but can cause so much harm? On April the 18th‚ 1906 an earthquake struck the coast of Northern California‚ San Francisco at 5:12 a.m lasting for a minute. But who would think that it was the second most destructive earthquake in the world. So how did this Occur? Earthquakes develop in the crust of the earth. The inner parts contains a lot of energy. Some
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EARTHQUAKE HAZARD STUDY - PANAMA Aaron Lai + Eva Fong INTRODUCTION TO THE EVENT: Panama is a small country located in Central America‚ next to Costa Rica (refer to Map 1).1 This Latin American country has a population of 3‚608‚431 people.2 Panama is also located on a minor tectonic plate called the Panama Microplate. With reference to Map 2‚ the Panama Microplate is surrounded by four other tectonic plates: the Cocos plate‚ the Caribbean plate‚ the Nazca plate‚ and the South American plate. Due
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active‚ inactive‚ and reactive fault by their chance to produce an earthquake 1.2 locate the different areas in the Philippine map which lies near active faults 1.3 demonstrate the different movement patterns of tectonic plates concerning earthquake 2. LEARNING TASK 2.1 Unit: Earthquakes and Faults 2.2 Topic: 2.2.1 Active and Inactive Faults 2.2.2 Philippine Fault System 2.3 Concepts 2.3.1 An earthquake (also known as a quake‚ tremor or temblor) is the result of a sudden
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Northridge Earthquake: Response Because the Northridge earthquake occurred in the early morning hours of the Martin Luther King holiday when traffic volume was extremely light‚ emergency response needs were limited‚ and agencies were able to focus rather quickly on mobility decisions (U.S. Department of Transportation‚ 2002). Had this earthquake occurred during peak traffic hours the devastation would have been unprecedented. The USGS responded rapidly and efficiently to the Northridge earthquake‚ based
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only “wow” factor about me. One event‚ or shall I say sport‚ changed that all‚ though. A sport that many people shy away from is the one I embrace with open arms. I am talking about the sport of powerlifting. I was introduced to powerlifting the summer before my freshman year by my cousin who was going to be a junior. She had participated in the sport since her freshman year‚ and she was trying to convince me to go along the same path. She mentioned how there were only about six girls who were
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Title: Read to Know the Truth about These Homeschooling Myths! Description: Homeschooling has been an educational system in practice for a long time and has been taken up by parents for various reasons. It has got myths spun around it due to misconceptions and false ideas about the system. Reality is something else and the fact remains that homeschooled kids are like any other kind of students. Body Homeschooling has become the favorite educational system of many families. People choose
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