Coping with earthquakes and
eruptions.
This lesson, we’ll learn how to cope
with earthquakes are eruptions – and
why some countries find it harder than
others.
When earthquakes and eruptions destroy places, we
respond in two ways.
San Francisco, California, USA, is very prone to
earthquakes. They have had many major ones in their
history. Watch this clip and draw a spider map to help explain
what they do to prepare themselves and why they might be
better prepared than other (poorer) countries around the
world.
What does San Francisco
do to prepare for
earthquakes and why are
they better prepared than
other (poorer) countries
around the world?