Christchurch Earthquake 2011

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