Christchurch Earthquake 2011

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Across
  1. 2. largest city in the South Island of New Zealand
  2. 6. natural forces that shape the physical make up of the earth's landforms and surfaces e.g. plate tectonics, weathering, erosion
  3. 10. occurs as a result of a hazardous natural event that dramatically affects a community
  4. 11. a sequence of steps that must be taken, or activities that must be performed well, for a strategy to succeed
  5. 12. a dimension that describes where things are and why they are there
  6. 13. impact relating to the natural world and the impact of human activity on its surroundings
  7. 16. impacts the production, distribution, use of income, wealth and commodities by individuals and the government
  8. 17. a sudden violent shaking of the ground, typically causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action
  9. 18. a state of readiness
Down
  1. 1. a natural event or object that is a potential source of harm to a community
  2. 3. the size of the Christchurch earthquake on the Richter scale
  3. 4. the ability to act independently and make decisions
  4. 5. group of people with the authority to govern a country or state
  5. 6. process that combines the physical and human forces that form and transform our world
  6. 7. a dimension that describes the relationship between people and the environment and the effect that they have on each other
  7. 8. measures the magnitude of an earthquake by reading the seismic waves resulting from the earthquake's vibrations
  8. 9. a theory that explains the structure of the earth's crust whereby plates collide or push against each other that generates earthquakes or crumple and form mountains
  9. 14. the second most populated area in New South Wales
  10. 15. a reaction to something
  11. 19. impact relating to human society and its organisation