chile and nepal- hic, lic Flashcards
general info:
chile is hic nepal is lic medication education economy earthquake poverty immediate and long term responses
immediate response:
responses straight after hazard has occurred, for example searching for missing people.
long term response:
go on for months or years after disaster, for example rebuilding of infrastructure
nepal responses:
I- temp building(tent city)
I- aid from charities such as the red cross
I- “i am safe” (facebook)
LT- uk gave £73 million
LT- nepali gov invested money into better building materials.
chile responses:
I- power& health restored to 90% homes within 10 days
I- national appeal raised $60 million
LT- gov launched housing construction
LT- took 4 years to re build ports.
exam question: “using a named example, explain the immediate & long term responses to a tectonic hazard” - 10 marks
2 para explanation chile and nepal (example) general knowledge stats (magnitude of earthquakes) 2 I 2 LT