Christchurch Earthquake 2011

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Across
  1. 5. occurs as a result of a hazardous natural event that dramatically affects a community
  2. 8. process that combines the physical and human forces that form and transform our world
  3. 9. the ability to act independently and make decisions
  4. 11. a natural event or object that is a potential source of harm to a community
  5. 13. a state of readiness
  6. 15. largest city in the South Island of New Zealand
  7. 17. group of people with the authority to govern a country or state
  8. 19. 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. 20. impact relating to human society and its organisation
Down
  1. 1. a dimension that describes the relationship between people and the environment and the effect that they have on each other
  2. 2. the magnitude of the Christchurch earthquake on the Richter scale
  3. 3. impacts the production, distribution, use of income, wealth and commodities by individuals and the government
  4. 4. natural forces that shape the physical make up of the earth's landforms and surfaces e.g. plate tectonics, weathering, erosion
  5. 6. a dimension that describes where things are and why they are there
  6. 7. impact relating to the natural world and the impact of human activity on its surroundings
  7. 10. 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
  8. 12. measures the magnitude of an earthquake by reading the seismic waves resulting from the earthquake's vibrations
  9. 14. a reaction to something
  10. 16. a sequence of steps that must be taken, or activities that must be performed well, for a strategy to succeed
  11. 18. the second most populated area in New South Wales