Aid and volcanoes

Question 0

Give 5 examples of long term aid

Answer 0

• safe removal of dead bodies
• clear airport runways
• rebuild homes
• rebuild hospitals and schools
• clear debris (from roads)

Question 1

Give 5 examples of short term aid

Answer 1

• temporary shelter
• clean and safe water supplies
• emergency food supplies
• first aid
• blankets

Question 2

Composite volcanoes normally have ——- eruptions

Answer 2

Pyroclastic

Question 3

Huge —– flows come from erupting shield volcanoes

Answer 3

Lava

Question 4

Why do 5 million people live near active volcanoes?

Answer 4

• they produce fertile soil
• they contain valuable minerals
• geothermal resources
• scenic beauty
• tourism (geysers)
• health benefits

Question 5

What ash cloud caused planes to be grounded?

Answer 5

Eyjafjallajokull, Iceland

Question 6

Name 4 things a volcanic eruption can cause

Answer 6

Tsunamis
Earthquakes
Lahars- mudslides
Pyroclastic flow (500km/hr over 1000c)

Question 7

Name 6 effects volcanic eruptions have on humans

Answer 7

Loss of life
Airplanes can't fly
Spread of disease
Shortage of water, food and shelter
Economic/ social problems
People forced to migrate

Question 8

Name 5 effects volcanic eruptions have on landscape

Answer 8

• buildings and farmland covered
• electricity poles brought down
• road blockages
• Krakatoa cloud circles around world reducing temperatures
• devastating mudslides

Question 9

Name the 3 stages of planning for an eruption

Answer 9

Evacuation
Mapping
Engineering

Question 10

Name 4 things to prepare for the eruption

Answer 10

• creating an exclusion zone
• being ready to evacuate residents
• emergency supplies of food etc
• good communication

Question 11

Name 5 ways that you can predict an eruption

Answer 11

1 tremors
2 ground temperatures rising
3 satellites measuring infra red radiation
4 emission of gases like sulphur dioxide
5 spirit level measures changes in shape of the mountain