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