Lesson Y8-U01-L07

Living with Earthquakes: Nepal, 2015 Quiz: KS3 Geography, Unit 7

20 questions

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Lesson Y8-U01-L07, Living with Earthquakes: Nepal, 2015: 20 multiple choice questions for the KS3 Geography (National Curriculum), Unit 7: Year 8: Restless Earth: Tectonic Hazards, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. Which two large countries border Nepal?

    • India and China
    • Pakistan and Bangladesh
    • Myanmar and Thailand
    • Japan and Russia

  2. What term describes damage caused directly by earthquake shaking, like collapsed walls?

    • Tertiary impact
    • Primary effect
    • Secondary effect
    • Aftershock

  3. Which term describes knock-on impacts that happen after an earthquake, like disease or landslides?

    • Epicentre hazard
    • Primary effect
    • Secondary effect
    • Seismic focus

  4. What is the name for smaller earthquakes that follow a main earthquake in the same region?

    • Aftershocks
    • P-waves
    • Preshocks
    • Tsunami waves

  5. What does vulnerability mean in the context of natural hazards?

    • Distance from epicentre
    • Frequency of eruptions
    • Magnitude of shaking
    • Susceptibility to harm

  6. What is emergency aid provided after a disaster?

    • Volcanic ash
    • Tax collections
    • Plate movements
    • Food and rescue

  7. Which plate boundary type lies beneath Nepal?

    • Destructive boundary
    • Constructive boundary
    • Transform boundary
    • Conservative boundary

  8. Which plate pushes north into the Eurasian Plate beneath Nepal?

    • The Pacific Plate
    • The Nazca Plate
    • The African Plate
    • The Indian Plate

  9. Which major mountain range was formed by the collision affecting Nepal?

    • The Andes
    • The Himalayas
    • The Rockies
    • The Alps

  10. An avalanche triggered by earthquake shaking is an example of what?

    • Volcanic effect
    • Primary effect
    • Secondary effect
    • Tectonic effect

  11. Buildings collapse directly during the shaking. What type of effect is this?

    • An aftershock
    • Vulnerability
    • Secondary
    • Primary

  12. Disease spreading in crowded relief camps weeks after a quake is what type of effect?

    • Immediate effect
    • Secondary effect
    • Primary effect
    • Direct effect

  13. Why do weak brick buildings increase earthquake damage significantly?

    • They float away
    • They melt from heat
    • They attract lightning
    • They collapse easily

  14. Which two tectonic plates collide to create pressure beneath Nepal?

    • African and South American
    • Indian and Eurasian
    • Pacific and North American
    • Nazca and Antarctic

  15. What is the typical effect of a shallow earthquake focus?

    • Longer foreshocks only
    • Weaker surface shaking
    • Stronger surface shaking
    • No surface shaking

  16. What combination of factors creates a severe earthquake disaster?

    • Distant quake, empty land
    • Deep quake, steel towers
    • Shallow quake, weak buildings
    • Small tremor, strict codes

  17. When does a natural hazard officially become a natural disaster?

    • When rain falls
    • When magma cools
    • When people are harmed
    • When plates shift

  18. What is the primary long-term goal following emergency aid after a quake?

    • Leaving the country
    • Banning all buildings
    • Ignoring future risks
    • Rebuilding safer infrastructure

  19. Why can secondary effects of an earthquake persist for many months?

    • Volcanoes erupt daily
    • The shaking never ends
    • Plates keep splitting
    • Knock-on problems continue

  20. Which engineering measure best reduces future earthquake vulnerability?

    • Earthquake-resistant buildings
    • Glass skyscrapers
    • Wooden fences
    • Plastic roofs

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