Haiti Case Study Flashcards

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1
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What Year Did This Earthquake Occur

A

2010

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2
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Which plate boundary is Haiti located on?

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Caribbean and North American

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3
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Where was the epicentre located?

A

Port-Au-Prince

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4
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What magnitude was the earthquake?

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7.0

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5
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Give three secondary effects

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Damages up to $7.8 billion
1 million homeless
6000 died of cholera 6 months later

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6
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Give three primary effects

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200,000-300,000 dead
Main prison in Port-Au-Prince destroyed leading to 4,000 escaped prisoners
250,000 houses destroyed

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Give three responses

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Dominican emergency team assisted over 2,000 injured
810,000 people placed in aid camps
$1 billion collected from 23 charities

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