Haiti Case Study Flashcards
1
Q
What Year Did This Earthquake Occur
A
2010
2
Q
Which plate boundary is Haiti located on?
A
Caribbean and North American
3
Q
Where was the epicentre located?
A
Port-Au-Prince
4
Q
What magnitude was the earthquake?
A
7.0
5
Q
Give three secondary effects
A
Damages up to $7.8 billion
1 million homeless
6000 died of cholera 6 months later
6
Q
Give three primary effects
A
200,000-300,000 dead
Main prison in Port-Au-Prince destroyed leading to 4,000 escaped prisoners
250,000 houses destroyed
7
Q
Give three responses
A
Dominican emergency team assisted over 2,000 injured
810,000 people placed in aid camps
$1 billion collected from 23 charities