3.1.5.7 Case studies

Question 1

Where is the case study of a hazardous setting (local)

Answer 1

• Kobe, Japan
• located southwest of Tokyo

Question 2

When was the Great Hanshin earthquake of Tokyo

Answer 2

1995

Question 3

Where was the epicentre of the Great Hanshin earthquake

Answer 3

20km from the central part of the city

Question 4

Magnitude of the Great Hanshin earthquake

Answer 4

6.8

Question 5

Primary impacts of the GH earthquake

Answer 5

• 6000 killed
• 250k homeless

Question 6

Were the population vulnerable?

Answer 6

Yes due to the illusion of preparedness and the fact that the city had not received an earthquake for 400 years

Question 7

How fast did Kobe respond to the earthquake

Answer 7

• Within months, gas, water, electrical power and communication links were restored
• 48,000 housing units were provided

Question 8

What is the population density of the Philippines

Answer 8

340 people per square km

Question 9

How do individuals increase their own resilience in the Philippines

Answer 9

• widening rivers near settlements
• stockpiling food

Question 10

What are the country’s mitigation strategies

Answer 10

• preventing people building in high risk areas
• increasing public awareness of hazards
• monitoring hazards and developing early warning systems

Question 11

Named example of an earthquake in the Philippines

Answer 11

• Bohol earthquake, 2013
• 7.2 magnitude and damaged buildings

Question 12

Named example of a typhoon in the Philippines

Answer 12

• Typhoon Haiyan, 2013
• weeks after the Bohol earthquake

Question 13

Named example of a volcano in the Philippines

Answer 13

• Mount Pinatubo