Question
State three ways in which earthquakes affect human activities.
Answer
- Disturbances on the crystal rocks cause landslides which crush and burry
people and property
- Can cause tsunamis if it occurs on ocean beds causing a rise in sea level hence death to people property and cause death to people
- May trigger fires that may burn the environment
- Can cause permanent displacement of the land hence tearing roads bridges, railways and pipelines a part
- Can cause tsunamis if it occurs on ocean beds causing a rise in sea level hence death to people property and cause death to people
- May trigger fires that may burn the environment
- Can cause permanent displacement of the land hence tearing roads bridges, railways and pipelines a part