The+management+of+Earthquakes

__Learning objective:__
To understand the economic, social and environmental reasons why people continue to live in areas of earthquake activity.

To understand how the effects of earthquakes are reduced through planning before the event, using a range of examples.

Case study California

__**Main activities:**__

Starter: Why does California need to prepare for earthquakes??

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__**Building design: **__

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__**Preparing the population:**__

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__**Task**__:

Explanation of **__why__** the need to prepare for a quake in San Francisco- you could here include some information about the 1989 quake in San Francisco


 * Before:** How they can prepare themselves and their surroundings before the quake


 * During:** how should they protect themselves during the quake?


 * After:** How can they make sure themselves and area is safe after the quake?

Make sure you also include information on economic reasons why people live in California- see p 107 of textbook



__**Examples of exam questions:**__

For an area prone to earthquakes that you have studied explain why people choose to live there (6)

Explain how the effects of an earthquake can be managed (4)