5th And 6th Grade Science Lesson Plan - Continental Drift.
Introduction to Earthquakes. Earthquake in Haiti. The impact of the Haiti earthquake. Plate Boundaries Kung Fu. Observe an animation of the breakup of Pangaea. Earth 100 Million Years From Now. Convergent Margin—Subduction to Tsunami. ▶Layers of the Earth Rap. It's An Earthquake Song. 2. Tectonic Resources. Montserrat. Introduction to Volcanoes. Animated guide: Volcanoes. History of deadly earthquakes. Image copyright Getty Images Earthquakes have claimed hundreds of thousands of lives in the last 100 years, and improvements in technology have only slightly reduced the death toll. 25 April 2015 A 7.8-magnitude earthquake kills more than 8,000 people and leaves hundreds of thousands homeless, in the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since 1934.
In some parts of the country, the quake flattens 98% of all homes in hillside villages. 3 August 2014 Approximately 600 people are killed in a 6.1-magnitude earthquake that strikes Yunnan province in China. 15 October 2013 More than 200 people are reported to have died after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes centrally-located Bohol and Cebu in the Philippines. 25 September 2013 More than 300 people are killed as a 7.7-magnitude quake flattens entire villages in Pakistan's remote south-western province of Balochistan, mainly in the district of Awaran. 20 April 2013 11 August 2012 23 October 2011 11 March 2011 22 February 2011 14 April 2010 6 April 2009.