📚 Part 1: Understanding Key Terms

1. What does recovery mean after an earthquake?

Building new roads everywhere

The process of fixing what was damaged

Moving to a different city

2. Resilience means:

Being very strong physically

The ability to bounce back after hardship

Never having any problems

3. Which of these were temporary solutions built in Christchurch after the earthquake? (Check all that apply)

Re:START Mall made from shipping containers

Cardboard Cathedral made from cardboard tubes

Traditional stone churches

Student Volunteer Army helping with cleanup

4. When did the major Christchurch earthquake happen?

22/02/2010

22/02/2011

22/02/2012

✏️ Part 2: Comparing Responses Over Time

5. Fill in the blanks about how Christchurch changed after the earthquake:

After the earthquake, the government made new __________ to make buildings safer. The city used better __________ to decide where to rebuild. Communities showed their __________ by working together to recover.

Word bank: legislation, planning, resilience

6. Compare the responses immediately after the earthquake with responses now:

Immediately after the earthquake:

Now (after rebuilding):

7. Explain why temporary buildings like the Cardboard Cathedral were important for the community:

🤔 Part 3: Thinking About Community Resilience

8. How can disasters sometimes help communities become better and safer?

9. Think about your own community. What could help it be more resilient during difficult times?

10. Draw or describe one way the people of Christchurch showed resilience after the earthquake:

Christchurch Earthquake Recovery

Christchurch Earthquake Recovery

📚 Part 1: Understanding Key Terms

✏️ Part 2: Comparing Responses Over Time

🤔 Part 3: Thinking About Community Resilience

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