Geography 🌍 | The Nepal Earthquakes | CASE STUDY ◽

Question 1

Where is Nepal?

Answer 1

A country in South Asia, surrounded by China, Bhutan, Bangladesh and India.

Question 2

When was the Nepal earthquake?

Answer 2

April 25, 2015

Question 3

What was the magnitude of the Nepal earthquake?

Answer 3

7.8

Question 4

Where did the Nepal earthquake start?

Answer 4

In Gorkha, in the center-north of the country, nearest to the epicenter. `

Question 5

How do the Nepal earthquake’s aftershocks follow?

Answer 5

They follow a south east line from the epicenter.

Question 6

Which plate Margins created the Nepal earthquake?

Answer 6

The Indian plate subducting under the Eurasian plate which it has been moving towards for 71 Million years.

Question 7

What does the collision of the Indian plate and Eurasian plate create?

Answer 7

The Himalayan mountain range.

Question 8

How many deaths did the Nepal earthquake cause?

Answer 8

9000 deaths.

Question 9

How many people were effected by the Nepal earthquake?

Answer 9

8 million; 100s of thousands into extreme poverty

Question 10

How many people were injured by the Nepal earthquake?

Answer 10

22,000

Question 11

How did the Nepal earthquake affect crime?

Answer 11

Violence and rape increased; Women were most affected, traffickers taking advantage of the chaos and forcing them into brothels.

Question 12

What was the economic cost of the Nepal earthquake?

Answer 12

$10B, it always was a poor country and tourism was affected.

Question 13

How did the Nepal earthquake affect water and toilets?

Answer 13

45% of water systems were affected and it damaged over 200,000 toilets.

Question 14

How many landslides did the Nepal earthquake lead to?

Answer 14

2780

Question 15

What were the impacts of the landslides in the Nepal earthquake?

Answer 15

• Dozens were pulled out alive from the rubble

- Loss of forest and farmland

Question 16

What was the second smaller earthquake in 2015 for Nepal?

Answer 16

17 days later, there was a 7.3 magnitude earthquake that led to an avalanche in Everest and Langtang valley.

Question 17

How many deaths was the everest landslide in the Nepal earthquake resposible for?

Answer 17

19 climbers died.

Question 18

How did people adapt to the Nepal earthquakes?

Answer 18

They slept outside in tents to not risk tremors from aftershocks.

Question 19

How much aid did India and China give nepal after the earthquake?

Answer 19

$1B commited

Question 20

How did the UK help Nepal after the earthquake?

Answer 20

They offer over 100 search and rescue responders, medical experts, and disaster experts.

Question 21

What temporary housing was provided to Nepal people after the Earthquake?

Answer 21

Tent city in Kathamandu.

Question 22

How did charities help Nepal after the earthquake?

Answer 22

Charities such as the red cross gave aid workers.

Question 23

What did the Nepal government do to protect Nepal from earthquakes in the long run?

Answer 23

• New govt taskforce built to help deal with future earthquakes
• People are being educated on earthquake drills
• The government is (trying) reducing poverty so people can build better structures.

Question 24

How much did the ADB give Nepal for rehabilitation?

Answer 24

$200M for the first phase of rehabilitation.

Question 25

What is Nepals capital city and how far was it from the Earthquake epicenter?

Answer 25

Kathamandu, 60km away.