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Nat Dis Quiz 4

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What type of seismic wave probably generates a Jinami? Surface Waves
Over the course of hundreds of years, what type of dwelling has proven particularly susceptible to destruction during seismic shaking in Chinese earthquakes? Dwellings carved out of loess cliffs
The People’s Liberation Army drained landslide—impounded lakes after this earthquake, preventing even greater flooding downstream if the impounded water had cut through the landslide and released the impounded water as a damburst flood. Sichuan, 2008 AD
In order to resist tensional forces during an earthquake, a building must resist _____________ Being Stretched
What do earthquakes in China tend to kill so many people? Because of the high population density
What was the major earthquake hazard in the city of Port Royal, Jamaica, during its earthquake in 1692 AD? Liquefaction
Seismic-generated waves moving across the land surface are called ____________ Jinami
For which Chinese earthquake do we have more reliable casualty figures? Huaxian, 1226 AD
The Tokyo, Japan, earthquake of 126 provided evidence of what sort of extreme earthquake hazard? Firestorms
You are building a home in an area of high seismic hazard. What type of home construction would be more likely to survive an earthquake? A home built of wood
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