1.6a EQ2 Flashcards
How many people died in the Nepal EQ?
9,000
What type of inherited houses are there in Nepal?
Tall, thin houses, split vertically
How many people are crammed in shoddy concrete buildings, narrow alleys and hillsides, in Kathmandu (capital)?
5 Million
What was especially bad about the health issues caused?
close contact in camps, infections spread and undernourishment
What is a rural problem, with medicines?
Medicines cost money, run out quickly and may cause drug resistance TB.
What created Division, and how?
The caste system, and those lower down the caste system had weaker houses, made of stone/mud.
What % of concrete dwellings survived?
80%, and these had those of a higher caste
How many schools were destroyed, making education very difficult in mountainous areas?
6,000 schools
What are illiteracy rates?
71% of men and 44% women are literate (do the maths)
