Haiti

Question 1

What year was the Haiti earthquake?

Answer 1

2010

Question 2

What magnitude was the Haiti earthquake?

Answer 2

7

Question 3

What plate margin caused the Haiti earthquake?

Answer 3

Conservative plate margin

Question 4

What were the three main primary effects of the Haiti earthquake?

Answer 4

1) 230,000 dead
2) 130,000 buildings destroyed
3) Government buildings destroyed

Question 5

What were the two main secondary impacts of the Haiti earthquake?

Answer 5

1) 2 million homeless
2) Looting

Question 6

What were the three main immediate responses of the Haiti earthquake?

Answer 6

1) 2.6 million water bottles sent from USA
2) temporary hospital set up by the Red Cross
3) 500 UN troops sent to keep peace

Question 7

What were the two main long-term effects of the Haiti earthquake?

Answer 7

1) 102 million dollars sent for rebuilding
2) 1.6 million still homeless after 1 year

Question 8

Why was the Haiti earthquake so devastating?

Answer 8

Haiti is a low income country and was unprepared for the earthquake - poor building quality