haiti earthquake

Question 1

when did the earthquake happen?

Answer 1

January 12th 2010

Question 2

what was the magnitude?

Answer 2

7.0

Question 3

where was the epicentre?

Answer 3

24km from the capital city of Port au Prince

Question 4

how far from the surface was the focus?

Answer 4

13km , shallow focus

Question 5

what plate did the earthquake occur on?

Answer 5

The caribbean and north america plate

Question 6

what type of plate boundary was it on?

Answer 6

convergent

Question 7

how much of Port au Prince was destroyed?

Answer 7

60%

Question 8

how many people died?

Answer 8

220,000

Question 9

what is Haiti’s GDP ranking?

Answer 9

120th

Question 10

what is Haiti’s HDI ranking?

Answer 10

163rd

Question 11

where does Haiti rank in the KOF index rankings?

Answer 11

187th

Question 12

what is the life expectancy in Haiti?

Answer 12

63.2 years

Question 13

what is the literacy rate in Haiti?

Answer 13

61.7%

Question 14

how many doctors are there per 1000 people?

Answer 14

0.24

Question 15

how much money was donated in aid?

Answer 15

$12bn

Question 16

what was the issue in giving financial aid?

Answer 16

the government was corrupted so did not allocate the money accordingly

Question 17

how much of the financial aid actually made it into helping the aid effort?

Answer 17

1/3

Question 18

how many people in port au prince still live in squatter settlements?

Answer 18

500,000

Question 19

what was the issue with aid and emergency aid on the ground?

Answer 19

the response was poorly organised, staff had a lack of experience and a lack of co-orperation from the Haitian government

Question 20

how did IGO’s and NGO’s delay the aid effort?

Answer 20

they competed on the ground to carry out the effort - saw it more for its media importance than the actual mission at hand

Question 21

when did Haiti gain independence?

Answer 21

1804

Question 22

which european country colonised Haiti?

Answer 22

France

Question 23

why has Haiti struggled to keep up with the modern western world?

Answer 23

after becoming independent from France , Haiti struggled to develop economically due to the neglect from France

Question 24

true or false: Haiti is the poorest nation in the western world

Answer 24

True

Question 25

how can the parks model be linked to the Haiti earthquake?

Answer 25

the parks model is a model that shows predicted recovery however Haiti is still yet to see significant recovery 14 years on and is still dealing the consequences

Question 26

what is the stability of Haiti like in 2024?

Answer 26

in 2024 Haiti is very unstable , Haiti is overrun by gang war and civil unrest with no formal government and there are often gun shoot outs in the street