Where is Nepal?
• Near the Himalayan mountains
• South-East AsiaEXAMPLE LAYOUT
• Borders India (South) and China (North)
What were the causes of the Earthquake?
• A destructive plate margin between the Indo-Australian and Eurasian plates
• The epicentre was North of Kathmandu (capital)
EXAMPLE LAYOUT
• 7.9 on Richter Scale
What were the primary effects of the earthquake?
• 9000 died
• EXAMPLE
50% of schools destroyed LAYOUT
• 26 hospitals destroyed