Case studys- Haiti & Chile Flashcards

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1
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the high way was temporarily repaired the day after the earthquake

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Chile, immediate response

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2
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10 days after 90% of homes had their power and water restored

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Chile, immediate response

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3
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__________ responded quickly, within hours the president was asking for specific help from other countries for field hospitals, satellite phones, floating bridges

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Chile, immediate response

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4
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Strong economy so can re-cover & re-build without relying on aid

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Chile, long term response

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5
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The countries huge copper reserves earn plenty of income to help pay for the reconstruction efforts

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Chile, long term response

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6
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a moth after, ______ government launched a housing reconstruction plan to help about ___,___ households affected by the earthquake

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Chile, 196,000. long term response

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7
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8.8 in richter scale

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Chile

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8
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the focus was __km below ground in chile

A

34, Chile

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9
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the epicentre was ___km away from Concepción

A

115, Chile

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10
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Destructive plate margin between nazca plate & south american

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Chile

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11
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at least 500,000 homes were destroyed

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Chile, primary effects

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12
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_00 people died in chile

A

500

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13
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1_,000 people injured in chile

A

12,000

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14
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several bridges ands roads were destroyed along with hospitals

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chile

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15
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the earthquake set off a tsunami that affected the surrounding countries

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chile

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16
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much of chile lost ____, ______ suplies and communications

A

power, water supplies

17
Q

the copper minds suffered little damage

A

chile

18
Q

there was frequent power cuts limiting communications and repairs

A

haiti

19
Q

re-building couldn’t begin as no materials or machinery could be shipped in

A

haiti

20
Q

looting became a serious problem

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haiti

21
Q

the _______ ________collapsed and the government wasn’t able to controls haiti

A

police force

22
Q

there was an out break of cholera in _____ember 2010 with lime ted heath supplies

A

November, Haiti

23
Q

one year after the quake, 1 million people remained displaced

A

haiti

24
Q

. million displaced people moved into tents and temporary shelters

A

1.5, Haiti

25
Q

____ ______ were left in the streets so mass graves had to be dug

A

dead bodies, haiti

26
Q

the Dominican republic which neighboured Haiti offered _____ and accepted some ______

A

support, refugees

27
Q

there were a large number of after shocks after the main earthquake

A

haiti

28
Q

7.0 on the richter scale

A

haiti

29
Q

focus was __km underground (haiti)

A

13

30
Q

the epicentre was just _km from port au prince

A

25, haiti

31
Q

destructive plate margin between caribbean & north american plates

A

haiti

32
Q

over _ million haitians were left without food & water

A

2

33
Q

_00,000 houses destroyed and 2______ damaged (haiti)

A

100,000 , 200,000

34
Q

government and public buildings were destroyed

A

haiti

35
Q

_.3 million left homeless (haiti)

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1.3 million

36
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__0,000 killed and 3_______ injured

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220,000. 300,000

37
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most of the camps had no electricity, running water or sewage disposal and the tents were beginning to fall apart

A

haiti

38
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the number of people in relief tents and tarps since the quake was . million and almost no transitional housing had been built

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1.6 million, haiti

39
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the EU gave __0,000 million and the world bank waived the countries debt replayments for _ years

A

$330,000 million. 5years. haiti