1. 3.4.1.2 Tectonic processes Earthquake hazard Resources: Photocopy of Mercalli and Richter Scale Planet Geog pg 280

3. Recap: What does this map show? What are the different types and what landforms are associated with each? Explain the processes

10. Focus, origin, hypocentre, epicentre hypocentre The hypocentre is the point within the earth where an earthquake rupture starts. The epicentre is the point directly above it at the surface of the Earth. Also commonly termed the focus . epicentre The epicentre is the point on the earth's surface vertically above the hypocenter (or focus), point in the crust where a seismic rupture begins source

14. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4388579.stm

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23. Seismometers are used to record the different intervals of the waves to produce seismograms

31. 7.4 3000 Turkey 1999 6.1 4000 Afghanistan 1998 7.2 5,477 Kobe, Japan 1995 6.6 57 Los Angeles 1994 6.5 10 000 Latur, India 1993 7.3 50 000 Iran 1990 7.1 67 San Francisco 1989 6.9 25 000 Armenia 1988 8.1 9 500 Mexico City 1985 7.6 240 000 Tangshan, China 1976 6.5 65 San Fernando USA 1971 7.8 66 000 Peru 1970 8.3 131 Alaska, USA 1964 7.9 156,000 Tokyo, Japan 1923 8.2 450 San Francisco 1906 RICHTER SCALE DEATHS PLACE YEAR 7.9 69,197 Sichuan, China 2008 7.6 19,000 Pakistan 2005 6.6 15,000 Bam 2003

32. Produce a fact sheet summarising the Sichuan Earthquake of May 2008