Case Studies (paper 1)

Question 1

Short term impacts of Typhoon Haiyan

Answer 1

• 600,000 people displaced and returned to their homes within 1 month
• 14 million people affected by heavy rain

Question 2

Long term impacts of Typhoon Haiyan

Answer 2

• 40,000 homes destroyed and require rebuilding
• Jobs lost

Question 3

Eyjafjallajokull long term impacts

Answer 3

• Increased tourism
• Plankton bloom due to iron deposited from ash

Question 4

Eyjafjallajokull short term impacts

Answer 4

• Trade transport was delayed
• Mass grounding of flights

Question 5

Nepal earthquake long term impacts

Answer 5

• Centuries-old buildings destroyed
• Hundreds of thousands of people made homeless

Question 6

Nepal earthquake short term impacts

Answer 6

• Short term loss of tourism revenue
• 19,000 people injured