Earthquake - Haiti 2010

Question 1

where is Haiti located?

Answer 1

• North America
• somewhere near Cuba
• in the Caribbean

Question 2

Tectonic theory

Answer 2

Transform Plate Boundary

North American plate sliding past the Caribbean plate, pressure built up was released and caused a 7.0 MMS earthquake

Question 3

Development

Answer 3

• GDP per Capita = $1200 per person annually
• 80% living in poverty
• life expectancy = 62 years of age
• 0.25 doctors per 1000
• 46% of population have access to clean water

Question 4

Primary effects

Answer 4

• 316,000 dead
• 3M affected
• 1M rendered homeless
• main prison destroyed = 4000 inmates escaped
• Communication and Transport links damaged badly
• exacerbated tensions with dominican republic

Question 5

Secondary Effects

Answer 5

• 1 in 5 people lost their jobs due to buildings being destroyed
• difficult to get aid to those who needed it - poor management and issues at the airport
• people were squashed into shantytowns:
• poor sanitation, healthcare, depleted food stocks, contaminated water + looting became a REAL problem

Question 6

Short Term Responses

Answer 6

• $100 million given in aid by USA
• $330 million given by EU
• 810,000 in aid camps
• 115,000 tents 1M - shelters
• Healthcare supplies helped to stabilize health and limit disease

Question 7

Long Term Responses

Answer 7

• aid access = limited. WHY? 98% of rubble had not been cleared and road were blocked
• 1M in camps after a year
• Water and Sanitation eventually supplied

Question 8

Judgement

Answer 8

According to NPR Haiti has not been able to cope with the effects of the hazard. The “goodwill, and billions have been lost to waste, greed and corruption.” - Haitians