Earthquakes case studies - Haiti/Japan - TECTONICS Flashcards
1
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GDP per capita of Haiti
A
1,200
2
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HDI of Haiti
A
0.471
3
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Literacy rate of Haiti
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61%
4
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What year did Haitis earthquake occur?
A
2010
5
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Magnitude of Haiti
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7
6
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Type of plate boundary for Haiti n japan
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Conservative
7
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n.o of deaths for Haiti
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250,000
8
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n.o of homeless people for Haiti
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1.5 million
9
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Percentage of buildings collapsed for Haiti
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50% including key government buildings
10
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Primary effects for Haiti (4)
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- main port was unstable
- roads blocked by debris so aid could not reach vulnerable areas
- communications and transport links completely destroyed
- small tsunami- killed 7
11
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Secondary impacts for Haiti (5)
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- Government was in pieces so loss of order, groups with machetes roamed.
- food prices roam
- 1 year later - 1 million were still homeless
- 1500 killed by cholera
- industry of clothing suffered Sèvres setbacks with the destruction of factories
12
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Immediate responses for Haiti (3)
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- many international teams
- security - 16, 000 un troops set to restore order
- Water - bottled water distributed
- Huge graves takin more than 100 people
13
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Long term aid response for Haiti (5)
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- Aid $11.5 billion
- 47% spent on health and education - 17% spent on infrastructure
- 9% spent on infrastructure
- Buildings rebuilt to safer building conditions
- slums demolished
- new settlements built way from at risk areas
- world bank cancelled half of Haiti’s debt
14
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Haiti is Vulnerable because..(10)
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- densely populated areas - huge slums
- shallow focus
- multiple hazards
- few people speak french so hard to communicate
- massive rural to urban migration
- long history of unstable governments
- shortage of trained health care workers
- lack of public awareness and disaster plan
- only 50% access to toilet
- only 33% access to tap water
- Love waves - focuses energy on earths surface - cause the most damage
- ## conservative plate boundary - faults and slip
15
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Year of Japan earthquake
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2011