Haiti Carribean

Question 0

The quake happened on the __th _______ ____.

Answer 0

12th January 2010

Question 1

Haiti occupies the _______ third of the island of __________ in the Carribean South East of the USA and East of Cuba. It’s capital city is Port-au-prince.

Answer 1

Western Hispaniola

Question 2

There was a lack of _________.

Answer 2

Education.

Question 3

Estimates as high as ___,___ died.

Answer 3

136,000

Question 4

_________ injured.

Answer 4

Thousands

Question 5

People are at more risk from earthquakes now than ever before because of increased ____________.

Answer 5

Urbanisation

Question 6

___,___ buildings were collapsed or severely damaged.

Answer 6

280,000

Question 7

____ __ ______ lies in ruins.

Answer 7

Port au prince

Question 8

Earthquake had been _________ however the exact date was not known.

Answer 8

Expected

Question 9

_._million people homeless.

Answer 9

1.5

Question 10

______ towns are being formed outside Port au Prince, by the homeless who are trying to find shelter.

Answer 10

Shanty

Question 11

Smell of ____ ______.

Answer 11

Dead bodies

Question 12

The _____ _________ and _________ plates moved along a ______ ____ fault.

Answer 12

North American and Carribean strike slip fault.

Question 13

Epicentre was __ miles from port au prince.

Answer 13

15

Question 14

Focus was __km down.

Answer 14

13

Question 15

Energy was released from the _____ in every direction.

Answer 15

Focus

Question 16

Most intense shaking occluded around the port where the ground suffered from ____________.

Answer 16

Liquefaction.

Question 17

Lateral spreading and liquefaction in the port meant that some ground dropped by - feet.

Answer 17

3-4

Question 18

This meant that ________ can no longer use the port making deliveries of aid difficult.

Answer 18

Shipping

Question 19

_____ slumped over in port and shipping containers shave fallen into the _____ polluting it.

Answer 19

Crane ocean

Question 20

_____ sand covers the black tarmac from the port which was released by liquefaction.

Answer 20

White

Question 21

Houses built on ____ rock near the fault line survived but those built on ____ sediment by the river were destroyed or damaged.

Answer 21

Hard soft.

Question 22

Took place at _:__ pm.

Answer 22

4:53

Question 23

Magnitude _ on the Richter scale.

Answer 23

7

Question 24

___ times smaller than the largest earthquake ever recorded but the effects were some of the worst.

Answer 24

300

Question 25

Rescue and aftermath was very poor - this was made worse as the ports were destroyed. Only ___________ could land to deliver aid.

Answer 25

Helicopters

Question 26

__ of buildings in port au prince collapsed.

Answer 26

1/3

Question 27

Cathedral lost its roof and and the _______ effect meant that floors fell on top of ectothermic trapping people inside buildings.

Answer 27

Pancake

Question 28

Lack of robust _____ rods and poor building ___________ meant that the buildings collapsed

Answer 28

Steel regulations

Question 29

Vast section of _____ ____ was budged upwards.

Answer 29

Coral reef

Question 30

_______ subsided into the ocean.

Answer 30

Farmland