The 1556 Shaanxi Earthquake

[The reason why this was posted on 14/9 instead of 13/9 was due to internet connection problems]

The Shaanxi earthquake in China was a catastrophic earthquake and is also the deadliest eartquake on record, killing approximately 830,000 people. More than 97 countries in the Shaanxi province were affected, this includes:  Shanxi, Henan, Gansu and many more.

The earthquakes's epicenter was in the Wei River Valley. 

Modern research shows that the magnitude is 7.9! It is the most deadliest earthquake and the fourth most deadliest natural disaster in the world. After the earthquake, the aftershocks occured a few times a month for half a year.

The cost of damage done by the earthquake is almost impossible to calculate with modern technology. The death toll has been eastimated from 820,000 to 830,000. The damage is incalculable as an entire regoin of inner China had been destroyed and more than 60% of the region's population died.

This picture shows where the earthquake occurred.[The Shaanxi Province]

The damage done by the earthquake.

By Khoo Lian Keat, 7 Kappa

Largest volcano on Earth found, scientists say

LARGEST VOLCANO ON EARTH FOUND, SCIENTISTS SAY

(CNN) -- Move over, Mauna Loa.

 A group of scientists say they've found a volcano bigger than you.

 Way bigger.

 An underwater volcano dubbed Tamu Massif was found some 1,000 miles east of Japan, says William Sager, a professor at the University of Houston, who led a team of scientists in the discovery.

World's largest volcano discovered

 The volcano is about the size of the state of New Mexico and is among the largest in the solar system, Sager says.

  Tamu Massif covers an area of about 120,000 square miles. In comparison, the largest active volcano on land, Hawaii's Mauna Loa, is about 2,000 square miles, Sager says.

  "Its shape is different from any other sub-marine volcano found on Earth, and it's very possible it can give us some clues about how massive volcanoes can form," Sager says.

  Tamu Massif is believed to be about 145 million years old, and became inactive within a few million years after it was formed.

  The volcano was partly named in honor of Texas A&M University, where Sager worked for 29 years before moving to the University of Houston. Tamu is the university's abbreviation while massif is the French word for "massive" and a scientific term for a large mountain mass, according to Sager.

 

Prepared by: Harsheni (7 Kappa)

Date: 13.9.13

Teacher: Mr Ratanam

Function of 3 Places in The United Kingdom

Function of 3 Places in The United Kingdom

1) London

 

• the capital of United Kingdom
• a major international finance centre
• a global city with strengths in the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, professional services, research and development and tourism
• provide many transport services to the public
• a world cultural capital 

2) Cambridge

 

•  a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England.
• a beautiful countryside-like area
• very famous for education
• University of Cambridge is one of the best universities on Earth
• has many street shops

3) Liverpool

 

• city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside
• important cultural centre
• football is very famous in this city; home to Everton F.C. and Liverpool F.C.
• both primary and secondary education are provided in the city
• very famous for exciting nightlife

Prepared by: Harsheni (7 Kappa)

Date: 13.9.13

Teacher: Mr Ratanam

1991 Bangladesh cyclone

The 1991 Bangladesh cyclone was one of the most deadliest tropical cyclones on record. The cyclone happened in 29th April, the cyclone struck Chittagong district of Bangladesh with winds around 250 km/h ( 155 mph ) 

A picture of the cyclone 

The storm forced a 6 metre ( 20 ft ) storm surge inland over a wide area .

Fatalities and Health crisis

* 138, 000 people were killed ( 25000 dead in Chittagong, 40000 dead in Banshkali and 8000 in Kutubdia )

* 10 million people were homeless

* Most death were from drowning

Even after building a cyclone shelter after the cyclone in 1970 Bhola cyclone, many only had a few hours of warning and did not know were to go. Even so, 2 million people did evacuate from the dangerous area.

Property Damage

The caused of the cyclone an estimated $1.5 billion ( 1991 US dollars )
The high velocity wind and the storm surge devastated coastline. The Karmaphuli River in Patenga was washed away by the storm surge.

Environmental impact 

The storm surge subsequently caused the embankment, as well as whole villages, to be swept away. For an additional three to four weeks after the storm had dissipated, mass land erosion resulted in more and more farmers losing their land, and therefore, the number of unemployed rose. In several ares up to 90 percent of crops had been washed away. The shrimp farms and salt industry were left devastated.

A few deadliest hurricanes

1) November 1970 - Approximately 150,000-500,000 deaths - Bhola Cyclone - Bangladesh (at the time East Pakistan).

2) April 1991 - Approx. 131,000-138,000 deaths - Bangladesh.

3) May and June 1965 (two cyclones) - Approx. 60,000 deaths - Bangladesh (at the time East Pakistan).

4) October 1942 - Approx. 40,000 deaths - Bangladesh/India border (at the time all India).

5) May 1963 - Approx. 22,000 deaths - Bangladesh (at the time East Pakistan).

6) November 1977 - Approx. 10,000-20,000 deaths - Andhra Pradesh Cyclone - India.

7) October-November 1998 - Approx. 11,000-18,000 deaths - Hurricane Mitch - Central America.

8) September 1971 - Approx. 10,000 deaths - Orissa Cyclone - India.

9) October 1999 - Approx. 10,000 deaths - Cyclone 05B - India.

10) September 1900 - Approx. 8,000-12,000 deaths - Galveston, Texas, United States.

Done by : Lam Hoc Sing  7 kappa 

Sectors of the Economy

 

There are 4 types of sectors :

~ Primary

~ Secondary

~ Tertiary

~ Quaternary

 

 

Primary Sector

- The primary sector of the economy extracts or harvests products from the earth.

- The primary sector includes the production of raw material and basic foods.

- Activities associated with the primary sector include agriculture (both subsistence and      commercial),mining, forestry, farming, grazing, hunting and gathering, fishing, and quarrying.

- The packaging and processing of the raw material associated with this sector is also considered to be part of this sector.

- In MEDC's, the number of primary workers are rapidly decreasing.

- In LEDC's, the number of primary workers remains the same.

 

 

Secondary Sector

- The secondary sector of the economy manufactures finished products.

- All of manufacturing, processing, and construction lies within the secondary sector.

- Activities associated with the secondary sector include metal working and smelting, automobile production, textile production, chemical and engineering industries, aerospace manufacturing, energy utilities, engineering, breweries and bottlers, construction, and shipbuilding.

- Many of these industries consume large amounts of energy and require factories and machinery to convert the raw materials into goods and products.

- They also produce waste materials and waste heat that may pose environmental problems or cause pollution.

 

Tertiary Sector

- The tertiary sector of the economy is the service industry.

- This sector provides services to the general population and to businesses.

- Activities associated with this sector include retail and wholesale sales, transportation and distribution, entertainment (movies, television, radio, music, theatre, etc.), restaurants, clerical services, media, tourism, insurance, banking, healthcare, and law.

- In MEDC's, the number of tertiary workers are gradually increasing.

- In LEDC's, there are very little tertiary workers.

 

 

Quaternary sector

- The quaternary sector of the economy consists of intellectual activities.

- Activities associated with this sector include government, culture, libraries, scientific research, education, and information technology.

- There are some quaternary workers appears in MEDC's.

- There are almost none quaternary workers in LEDC's.

 

 

 Primary Sector

 

 

 

                                                               Secondary Sector

 

 Tertiary Sector

 

 

 

Quaternary Sector

 

Reference

~http://geography.about.com/od/urbaneconomicgeography/a/sectorseconomy.htm

~ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_sector

 

 

 Jamie Tay

7 Kappa

Thanks for reading :D

 

 

 

Functions of 3 Places in UK

Function of 3 Places in UK 

1)  Liverpool       

• Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, United Kingdom along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary.

• As with other large cities, Liverpool is an important cultural centre within the United Kingdom, incorporating music, performing arts, museums and art galleries, literature and nightlife amongst others.

•  Football is the most popular sport in the city, home to Everton F.C. and Liverpool F.C..

• In Liverpool primary and secondary education is available in various forms supported by the state including secular, Church of England, Jewish, and Roman Catholic
• At the 2011 UK Census the recorded population of Liverpool was 466,400

Between 2001 and 2006 it experienced the ninth largest percentage population loss of any UK unitary authority

2) Oxford

• Oxford is a city in central southern England. 

• It is the county town of Oxfordshire, and forms a district within the county. 

• It has a population of 150,200 ,  and lies within the Oxford metropolitan area with a population of 244,000.

• The University of Oxford is the oldest university in the English speaking world and one of the most famous and prestigious higher education institutions of the world

• Oxford city centre has many shops, several theatres, and an ice rink.

3) Plymouth

• is a city and unitary authority area on the south coast of Devon, England, about 190 miles (310 km) south-west of London.

• It is situated between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound.

• The University of Plymouth is the 9th largest university in the United Kingdom by total number of students
• From the 2011 Census, the Office for National Statistics published that Plymouth's unitary authority area population was 256,384.

Done by : Tor Jia Wen , 7 Kappa ! (:

Two roadside bombs outside mosques kill 30 in Baquba...

BAQUBA, Iraq  - Two roadside bombs exploded outside a mosque in the Iraqi city of Baquba killing 30 people, as Sunni Muslim worshippers were leaving following Friday prayers, police said.

A further 25 people were wounded in the blasts, which went off in quick succession. The second tore through a crowd of people who had rushed to help those hurt in the first.

It was not immediately clear who carried out the attack.

More than two years of civil war in neighbouring Syria have brought sectarian tensions in Iraq and the wider region to the boil.

About 800 Iraqis were killed in August, according to the United Nations, with more than a third of the deadly attacks happening in Baghdad.

The bloodshed, one-and-a-half years after U.S. troops withdrew from Iraq, has raised concerns about a return to the sectarian slaughter of 2006-07, when the monthly death toll sometimes topped 3,000.

PREPARED BY: CHEN CARMEN, 7 KAPPA