Earthquakes
By: Ewan McLeish
Contributors: Spilsbury, Richard, 1963-
Series: Natural disasters; Natural disasters
Publisher: Wayland
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9780750249164
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Earthquakes
Description: Explores the causes and impacts from earthquakes. Case studies include the collapse of Mexico City, the crumbling of Bam, Iran and the widespread destruction across Kashmir and Pakistan. Suggested level: primary, intermediate, junior secondary.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.
Table of contents: title: When an earthquake strikes; title: What causes earthquakes?; title: Measuring earthquakes; title: Case study: Mexico City, Mexico, 1985; title: Case study: San Francisco, USA, 1989; title: Case study: Kobe, Japan, 1995; title: Case study: Izmit, Turkey, 1999; title: Case study: Bam, Iran, 2003; title: Case study: Pakistan and Kashmir, 2005; title: Learning the lessons.