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Case Study - Nepal earthquake Flashcards

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Tectonic hazard - Nepal earthquake

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Tectonic hazard - Nepal earthquake

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When was the Nepal earthquake?

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25th April 2015

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How many people live in Nepal?

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30 million

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What type of landscape does Nepal have?

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Mountainous and difficult

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What is the literacy rate in Nepal?

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64%

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What is the life expectancy in Nepal?

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68 years old

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What collision boundary is under Nepal?

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Indian and Eurasian

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What percentage of people in Nepal live in poverty?

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25%

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What magnitude was the earthquake according to the Richter scale?

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7.8

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Was the earthquake shallow or deep? And how far down was it?

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Shallow focus - Only 15km down

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Why did so many buildings get destroyed?

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Many of them were old and not earthquake proof.

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Was there any aftershocks?

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Yes, a large number of aftershocks

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How many people were killed?

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9000

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How much did the damage cost?

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10 billion dollars

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How many homes collapsed?

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600,000

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What other buildings were destroyed?

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Historical and religious, and services

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How far did the crust move?

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3 meters in some places

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Name one long-term effect.

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People still homeless years later

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Why couldn’t aid always get to where it was needed?

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Damaged infrastructure and poor preparation

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What did locals do in response?

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Tried to quickly get on with rebuilding their lives

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What did ‘cash for work’ do? And was it successful?

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It was successful and it employed local people to help rescue people and rebuild infrastructure.

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What did the NGOs do in response?

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Gave Nepal emergency aid

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Where was the earthquake instantly recorded?

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On the global seismometers

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