Earthquake case study: LEDW Haiti

Question 1

When was it?

Answer 1

12th January 2010

Question 2

Where is Haiti located?

Answer 2

Haiti is part of a large Caribbean island called Hispaniola.

Question 3

What was the magnitude of the earthquake?

Answer 3

7

Question 4

What caused the earthquake?

Answer 4

There was a slippage along a conservative plate boundary that runs through Haiti.

Question 5

Name 5 primary effects:

Answer 5

• 316,000 killed
• 1 million made homeless
• 3 million were effected
• 250,000 homes, 30,000 buildings including the president’s palace and 60% Government buildings were either destroyed or damaged.
• main prison destroyed and 4000 inmates escaped.

Question 6

Name 3 secondary effects:

Answer 6

• 1 in 5 people lost their jobs
• several diseases spread such as cholera
• people had to live in shanty towns which lead to poor sanitation and health

Question 7

Name 5 immediate responses:

Answer 7

• $100 million in aid given by the USA
• $300 million in aid given by the European union
• 810,000 people placed in aid camps
• Dominican Republic provided emergency water and medical supplies
• 4.3 million people provided with food rations

Question 8

Name 4 longer term responses:

Answer 8

• after a year, there was still 1,300 camps
• 98% of rubble on the roads hadn’t been cleared
• water and sanitation was eventually supplied for 1.7 million people
• ‘cash for work’ programmes are paying Haitians to clear rubble