Question 1

Question

Using the map provided, rank the following cities in order of earthquake risk from high risk to low risk:
Little Rock, AR
Miami, FL
San Francisco, CA
New Orleans, LA
Responses
A New Orleans, LA, Little Rock, AR, Miami, FL, San Francisco, CANew Orleans, LA, Little Rock, AR, Miami, FL, San Francisco, CA
B Miami, FL, San Francisco, CA, New Orleans, LA, Little Rock, ARMiami, FL, San Francisco, CA, New Orleans, LA, Little Rock, AR
C San Francisco, CA, Little Rock, AR, Miami, FL, New Orleans, LASan Francisco, CA, Little Rock, AR, Miami, FL, New Orleans, LA
D San Francisco, CA, Little Rock, AR, New Orleans, LA, Miami, FLSan Francisco, CA, Little Rock, AR, New Orleans, LA, Miami, FL
Question 2
There are several areas of the US in which earthquake risk is very high. Based on what you remember about the cause of earthquakes, what would you expect to find in those areas?
Responses
A desertsdeserts
B fault linesfault lines
C large mining areaslarge mining areas
D access to large bodies of wateraccess to large bodies of water
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Answer 1

Based on the general knowledge of earthquake risks and geographic locations:

Question 1: The cities can be ranked in the following order of earthquake risk from high risk to low risk:

1. San Francisco, CA (high earthquake risk due to its location near the San Andreas Fault)
2. Little Rock, AR (moderate risk as it is not a major earthquake zone but does have some fault lines)
3. New Orleans, LA (low earthquake risk, primarily at risk from flooding and hurricanes)
4. Miami, FL (very low earthquake risk, as it is generally not located near tectonic plate boundaries)

So, the best answer choice is C: San Francisco, CA, Little Rock, AR, Miami, FL, New Orleans, LA.

Question 2: Areas of very high earthquake risk typically coincide with geological features related to tectonic plate boundaries. Therefore, you would expect to find: B: fault lines.

So, the correct answer for Question 2 is B: fault lines.