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Settlement B will suffer the most damage, this is because it nearer to the focus hence most of the seismic wave reaches it and it stronger at first, as it travels a shorter distance to reach settlement B. Also  settlement B is populated and have lots of tall buidling and it can cause more casulties and more deaths will occur. while settlement A is further away from the focus, the seismic wave energy will fade away has it travels a longer distances through the sea to reach settlement A hence it does cause that much damages as comepared to settlement B. also it does not have any building nor it is not populated therfore the damage is not as dangerous as settlement B

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Settlement B will suffer the most damage, because it is closer to the epicentre of the earthquake. The seismic waves given out will hit settlement B first causing the strongest forces of the earthquake. Moreover, it is densely populated,  causing more damage as when settlement B is hit by the seismic waves, the buildings may collapse and the mountain with steep slopes may cause landslides. Settlement A will not suffer the most damage because it is not nearer to the epicenter compared to B which means the seismic waves that hit settlement A are not very strong and it does not have buildings or mountains with steep slopes. This means that settlement B will suffer the most damage.

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settlement B will suffer more damage as it is nearer to the focus. settlement B is more densely populated than settlement A. the buildings in settlement A are tall and hence when it collapse, it would result in many loss of lives. c

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settlement b will suffer more damage. this is because at settlement b is closer to the epicentre , it substain more damage then a as the shock wave is more stronger at b then a as when the shock wave reaches a , the shock waves loses its energy while travelling hence it is a weaker shock wave  it has more buildings in the settlement , hence when theres an earthquake , buildings will suffer more damge as building topple over. another reason is because of the mountain with steep slopes will have landsildes when theres an earthquake , as the earthquake weaken the soil , the soil could not hold its on , it would slide down towards the settlement b , causing damage too. hence the combine of the landside and the densely populated settlement b , it would suffer the most damged then settlement a as it is less densely populated and on a plain ground

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settlement B will suffer more damage compared to settlement A as B has more infrastructure and mountains with steep slopes.while settlement A has no infrastructure.B is also closer to the epicentre which means the sesmic waves wil travell towards B faster and harder causing more damage.

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5a)(i) Settlement B will suffer the most damage compared to A. Settlement B is a city area as it has many high rise buildings compared to A, which has many low buildings. B is nearer to the epicentre.

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5a] settlement b will suffer the most because of population density as there are scarcly populated and in B it is a city hence there would be more damage because of the high rise buildings so when the buildings fall there would be more deaths. Furthermore, settlement B is beside mountains hence they can be affected by landslides. It is also nearer to the focus then in a hence because of sescimic waves b will have a larger impact than in a. Therefore , b will suffer moree.

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B. It is closer to the focus so higher magnitude is experienced by B compared to A. B also has more high rise buildings packed close so there are more people population living in B than A. Therefore in B more facilities will be destroyed and more people will die compared to A which has no buildings and is further away from the focus point, experiencing lesser magnitude compared to

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B. B is located nearer to the epicentre compared to A which results in B sustaining more damage. B is also near to mountains with steep slopes which makes setlement B more prone to landslide. B seems more densely populated with highrise building compared to A. This results in higher number of human casualties and result in more damage.

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settlement B would suffer the most as  it is densely populated with high up buildings thus would collaspe and suffer more compared to settlement A which is not densely populated with only a handful of trees thus would not cause much damaged compared to settlement A

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Settlement B will suffer more damage.It is nearer to the focus and will have more seismic wave,more vibration.There are also buildings and houses and more people will get injured.Therefore receiving more damage.However in settlement A,It is further away from the focus and the seismic wave will not be as strong,there are only trees, therefore will receive lesser damage.

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Settlement B.
Settlement B is located near a mountain with steep slopes.If an earthquake were to occur,landslides are very likely to occur which would lead to higher number casualties as people might get caught in the landslide and debris which are the result from destruction of buildings by landslides.
Furthermore,Settlement B is nearer to the epicentre,which would result in higher damage as the seismic waves would be stronger.This is because seismic waves lose energy to rocks and other materials in the ground as it travels.Hence, the nearer a town is to the epicentre,the higher magnitude it would experience.

As Settlement A is in an open area,it is not prone to environmental hazards.Furthermore it would experience a lower magnitude as it is further away from the epicentre.Hence, Settlement A will suffer lesser damage compared to Settlement B

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B, There are mountains with steep slopes beside the city at B. Thus the will be more damage done compared to A which is a flat ground. In a city, infrastructures are built. When earthquake is occurs there will be landslide and tall building will be destroyed and gas pipe will be ruptured cause fire inccidence.
However A is a flat ground with only trees. Therefore there will not be any destructions.
On the other hand the epicentre is nearer to B thus B experienced stronger earthquake.

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Settlement B will suffer more because
It is closer to the epicentre and it would receive most of the seismic waves. Seismic waves will cause more damage in B as greater vibrations would be felt and the high rise buildings will collapse. There would be more people staying in high rise buildings resulting in more deaths .Settlement B is a city and it is densely populated, Therefore there would be extensive damage caused. Moreover the mountains with steep slopes would cause landslides and block road and bring about casualties.
But settlement A is farther away from the epicentre and it is less densely popualted.

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B would have the most damage. B is a city which means have more people and buildings and its nearer to the epicentre. Focus right
under the epicentre would release seismic wave that creates violent vibration on the ground. Mountains would also cause landslides. A is a flat ground and its further away from the epicentre, seismic wave travels a further distance and loses its energy thruout its way. Hence not much damage will occur as compared to B.

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5ai) Settlement B will suffer the most damage as it is nearer to the epicentre. Stronger seismic wave will reach B and cause damages. B is a city and is densely populated and also with high buildingstherefore people will have difficulties escaping when earthquake happen.

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5(a)(i) settlement B will suffer the most damage. it is nearer to the epicentre. settlement B has many high buildings and is near the mountain with steep slopes. settlement A will suffer less damage as it is further away from the epicentre and does not have high rise buildings.
as settlement B is nearer to the epicentre, when there is earthquke, settlement B will have more vibration then settlement A and settlement B has many high

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Q5a) Settlement B.
Settlement B will suffer the most damage as it is nearer to the focus point than Settlement A. When it is nearer to the focus, it will vibrate more which will cause more deaths. Settlement A is further away from the focus therefore it will have a lesser impact. There is a higher population in Settlement B than in Settlement A which will result in Settlement B facing more deaths.

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B will suffer more than A as it is nearer to the focus of the earthquake hence the vibration of the earthquake is felt more strongly than it is a A. Moreover , B has a higher population as its a city area whereas A has lesser population as it is not at the city area. beside B, there is a mountain with steep slope which adds to the effect of the earthquake.Therefore , there will be more deaths and damage in B than in A.

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Settlement B will suffer the most damage as it is nearer to the focus of the earthquake. Settlement B also has high rise buildings which can collapsed and cause death of the people living around the area as there is more population.There is also mountains near settlement  B which will cause more damage to when earthquake occurs as landslides can cause people to be caught in it. Settlement A will not have much damage as it is not near to the focus of the earthquake and there is no buildings or mountains around the area which will not lead to any death.

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Settlement B will suffer most as settlement B is located near the focus point. The Buidlings are tall and it might have more population killing people and even buildings whereas the Settlement A is mostly filled with trees even though there will be a damage it will not be as bad as the Settlement B.

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Settlement B would receive the most damage.This can be due to B being near the focus hence not much seismic energy would be lost when it reaches the B hence it would receive more damage.Additionally settlement B is a city hence the population would generally be high.Hence it is more likely that the damage would be more severe and there would be higher death tolls than compared to places like A where the population is less dense . Hence places like A would have lesser casualties and lesser infrastructure damage. Lastly A would receives more damage as it is located near a mountain.Hence when there vibration due to the earthquake it can cause rapid download movement of rocks,sand and plants  debris. This can destroy infrastructure and take many lives in a large scale.
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5ai) Settlement B will suffer the most damage as the place is highly populated,nearer to the focus which leads to it taking more impact due to the high seismic energy/wave hitting the settlement and also have many high rise buildings and in an event of an earthquake,the buildings may collapse and kill many people. It also has a mountain with steep slopes that in an event of an earthquake may result in landslides leading to more casualties. Settlement A will not suffer as much as it is very deserted with no buildings at all and therefore,lesser damage and casualties.

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Settlement B will suffer more damage. this is because Settlement B is closer to the epicenter that is right above the focus. Lesser energy is used up in traveling towards Settlement B hence the vibration of the seismic wave is stronger. While Settlement A is further away from the epicenter hence more energy is used up by traveling towards settlement A. Hence the seismic wave would be weaker when it reaches Settlement A. In addition Settlement B is located right beside a mountain with steep slope.

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settlement B will suffer more damage as it is near  the epicenter of the earthquake hence settlement B will feel stronger vibration as the seismic waves travels shorter distance as compared to settlement A. In addition, the population of B is higher than of A hence the death toll in settlement B will be higher .

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5a) The settlement B will suffer more damage than settlement A. Settlement B is located nearer to the focus of the earthquake than settlement A. The energy of the seismic wave is not lost. Settlement B has a larger population as it is a city and has many high rise buildings. This increases the amount of casualties . It also has a mountain beside it and this can cause additional damage such as landslides that can block roads and cause more casualties.
Settlement A does not take as much damage as Settlement B because it is located further away than settlement B and by the time the seismic wave reaches it, it would have lost most of its energy. It also seems that the settlement A is not densely populated as compared to settlement B. Hence the amount of casualties for settlement B is lower than settlement A