JSS KEY INFO

Cyclone

A very intense circular storm that forms over tropical oceans.

Cyclone Formation Step 1

Warm air rises from the ocean, creating a space filled by surrounding air rushing in.

Eye of the Cyclone

An area of calm in the center formed when cooled air descends.

Wind Speed for Cyclone

Wind speed between 118 km/h to 300 km/h is required to categorize a storm as a cyclone.

Cyclone Gabrielle Displacement

6,960 people were unaccounted for and 10,000 displaced due to Cyclone Gabrielle.

Earthquake

A sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface caused by the movement of molten rock (or magma) deep below.

Subsidence

The ground can sink down during an earthquake, creating a flood hazard.

Human Rights

A moral or legal entitlement to have or obtain something or to act in a certain way.

Tectonic Plates

Plates that lie beneath the land and ocean of our planet.

Richter Scale

Measures the magnitude of an earthquake (how powerful it is).

Holocaust

The deliberate killing of European Jews during World War II.

Activism

Vigorous campaigning to bring about social and/or political change.

Aftershock

Lower magnitude tremors that follow the principal earthquake or main shock.

Natural Disaster

A natural disaster may be caused by weather and climate events or by earthquakes, landslides, and other occurrences.

Values

The standards of behavior and things that we think are important in our lives.

Commemorate

To recall and show respect toward a people or event.

Te Tiriti

The Maori version of the Treaty of Waitangi.

Significance

The quality of being worthy of attention or importance.

Propaganda

Biased or misleading information used to promote a political cause or point of view.

Social Action

An action to try and effect change to address a social issue.