Case Study: Natural Hazard (Earthquake) LIC

Question 1

Name of our case study for a natural disaster (earthquake) in a low income country?

Answer 1

Name of our case study for an earthquake in a low income country is the:

Gorkha earthquake in Nepal 2015.

Question 2

Where and when did the earthquake occur ? and what magnitude was it?

(3 points of location accuracy)

Answer 2

In 2015, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the Gorkha district in Nepal, 80km Northwest of the capital.

Question 3

What were the effects of the Gorkha earthquake in Nepal 2015?

(3)

Answer 3

Some of the effects of the Gorkha earthquake in Nepal are:

9000 people dead, nearly 17000 injured and over 1 million homeless.

26 hospitals and 50% of schools destroyed.

352 aftershocks (mini earthquakes)

Question 4

What was the management of the Gorkha earthquake in Nepal 2015?

(3)

Answer 4

Nepal (LIC) managed the earthquakes effects by?

Requesting for international help

Having temporary shelters

$274 million dollars was given in aid in 8 months.

Question 5

In a 6 or 9 marker you may be asked to compare this LIC natural hazards case study to that of a HIC natural hazards case study.

You would compare the effects that both countries had from the earthquakes and how they both managed it.

Question 6

What year did the earthquake occur?

Answer 6

In 2015, Gorkha earthquake in Nepal occurred.