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your respective area
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New Madrid, Missouri
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San Francisco, California
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Boston, Massachusetts
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Anchorage, Alaska
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Kona, Hawaii
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Charleston, South Carolina
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Syracuse, New York
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other geographic areas of interest
Do the insurance policies have the same premiums and regulations in
all of the above geographic areas? Explain. Is all earthquake damage
covered by insurance? Why or why not?
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Note:
This activity was inspired by one developed by Katharyn E. K. Ross, (1993),
“Using Shake Tables in The Pre-College Classroom: Making The Impact of
Earthquakes Come Alive,” Proceedings: 1993 National Earthquake Conference,
Central United States Earthquake Consortium, Memphis, TN, Vol. 1, pp. 423-429.
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