World Capitals
What is the capital city of Australia?
Canberra
What natural disaster is measured on the Richter Scale?
Earthquake
What is the name for a large body of saltwater that covers most of Earth?
Ocean
Which country’s flag has a red circle in the middle of a white background?
Japan
In which year did the Boxing Day tsunami happen?
2004
What is the capital of Indonesia?
Jakarta)
What is the name for a giant wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcano?
Tsunami
A tall landform with steep sides and a peak is called a what?
Mountain
Which flag has a red and white design with a maple leaf in the middle?
Canada
What caused the tsunami?
A massive undersea earthquake
Which city is the capital of Japan?
Tokyo
Cyclones, hurricanes, and typhoons are all the same type of storm. True or False?
True
What do we call a chain of islands close together?
Archipelago
The Union Jack flag represents which country?
United Kingdom
Which Indonesian province was the worst hit?
Banda Aceh, Sumatra
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
What natural disaster often occurs along the Pacific “Ring of Fire”? (2 answers required)
Volcanoes and earthquakes
What is the scientific term for the place on the Earth’s surface directly above the earthquake focus?
Epicenter
Which country’s flag has green, white, and orange vertical stripes?
Ireland
Approximately how many people lost their lives in the disaster?
Around 230,000
What is the Capital of New Zealand?
Wellington
What is the scientific term for the sliding of large masses of rock, earth, or debris down a slope?
Landslide
What type of landform is created when a river bends and curves over time?
Meander
Which country’s flag has three vertical stripes of black, red, and yellow?
Germany
Which Asian country, famous for its beaches like Phuket, was one of the hardest hit by the Boxing Day tsunami?
Thailand