Tectonic Hazards & Impacts (Edexcel A Level Geography)

Exam Questions

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Assess the view that the social and economic impacts of earthquakes are mainly the result of their magnitude.

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Study Figure 1 in the Resource Booklet.

Year

Location

Deaths recorded

1979

Colombia

600

1991

Costa Rica

2

1992

Nicaragua

170

1995

Mexico

1

1996

Peru

12

2001

Peru

26

2007

Chile

10

2007

Peru

3

2010

Chile

156

2015

Chile

8

Summary Statistics

Number of tsunami events

10

Deaths recorded

988

Mean

 

Median

 

Interquartile range

 

Figure 1

The number of deaths resulting from tsunami events, Eastern Pacific 1979 - 2015

This is part of an investigation into the spatial impacts of tsunami events

i)

Calculate the mean number of deaths recorded.

(1)

Mean = ...........................................

ii)

Calculate the median number of deaths recorded.

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Median = ..........................................................

iii)

Calculate the interquartile range for the number of deaths recorded. You must show your working.

(2)

Interquartile range = .....................................................

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