Gujarati earthquake

Year level: Upper secondary Learning Outcome: Students evaluate the response to the Gujarati earthquake Read the case study Indian Gujarat Earthquake, 26 January 2001 Imagine what it would have been like to have been in the town of Bhuj when the earthquake struck. Read the Report from Gujarat slide show on AusAID's Website http://www.ausaid.gov.au/closeup/gujarat/intro.html Describe the impact on people who survived the earthquake. Study Table 1: Damage to Utilities and Transport Systems in the case study, and use it to answer the following: Which aspect of infrastructure do you think is the most important to repair/replace first? Why? Which would be the hardest to repair/replace? Why? Assessment task Evaluate the response to the earthquake in the short and longer term, focusing on coordination, extent, appropriateness and developing future preparedness.