Developing Earthquake Case Study

Question 1

Where did the earthquake happen? and when?

Answer 1

Haiti

2010

Question 2

What was the magnitude of the earthquake?

Answer 2

7

Question 3

At what type of plate boundary did the earthquake take place?

Answer 3

Conservative

Question 4

Name a primary effect

Answer 4

1 million people made homeless

Question 5

Name a secondary effect

Answer 5

illness was everywhere due to poor sanitation and bodies in the street

Question 6

Name a short term response

Answer 6

$430 million given from the USA and European Union

Question 7

Name a long term response and whether it was successful

Answer 7

Reconstruction of buildings but 1 year later there was still 1 million people without a home

Question 8

Name two ways Haiti’s lack of management made them more vulnerable

Answer 8

The buildings were not well structured so fell down easily

and the limited services meant Haiti relied on other countries for rescue