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Haiti Earthquake Flashcards

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Where is Haiti located? Who does it share its border with?

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In the Caribbean, sharing its border with the Dominican Republic

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How many commercial buildings were collapsed as a result of the earthquake?

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30,000

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3
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What is Haitis gdp per capita?

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$1200

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4
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What is Haitis hdi ranking?

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Ranking 145th in the world

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What is Haitis hdi?

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0.4

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6
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What % of Haitis population live below the poverty line?

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80%

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7
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What is Haitis population?

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9.7 million

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When did the earthquake happen?

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12th January 2010 at 4.53pm

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9
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What was the magnitude of the earthquake on the Richter scale?

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7.0

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10
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What is the plate boundary that the earthquake happened on?

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Conservative

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11
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What is Haitis capital city?

A

Port Au Prince

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12
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Which plates meet at the plate boundary that caused the earthquake?

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  • Caribbean

* North American

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How far away was the epicentre from the capital city?

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10 miles southwest of the capital city

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How many after shocks were there?

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33

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15
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How shallow was the focus?

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8km

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16
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How many people died?

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316,000 people died

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17
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How many people were made homeless?

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Over 1 million

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18
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Name 2 buildings that collapsed

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  • shanty towns

* the presidential palace

19
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When the prison collapsed, how many inmates escaped?

A

4000

20
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How many schools were damaged?

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13,000

21
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How many people were unemployed?

A

1/5

22
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How many people in total were affected?

A

3 million

23
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Name 3 primary impacts

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  • 30,000 commercial buildings collapsed
  • port, airport and roads were damaged beyond repair
  • 316,000 people died
24
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Why did so many buildings collapse?

A

Haiti is an ledc so few of their buildings were built with earthquakes in mind

25
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Name 3 secondary impacts

A
  • over 1 million people were left homeless
  • dead people in the streets caused a spread of disease
  • 1/5 people lost their jobs
26
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Why was it hard to rebuild Haitis economy?

A

50% of population were under 16 so therefore couldn’t work, less taxes were paid so the economy came to a standstill

27
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Name a social impact of the earthquake

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  • 316,000 people died

* 1 million homeless even 1 year later

28
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Name an economic impact of the earthquake

A
  • 1/5 people lost their jobs

* 30,000 commercial buildings collapsed

29
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Name an environmental impact of the earthquake

A
  • sea levels rose in local areas

* some parts of the land sinking below the sea

30
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Name 2 countries that responded quickly with aid for Haiti

A
  • USA

* France

31
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Why were the relief efforts slow?

A
  • main airport damaged

* many roads were impassable

32
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What % of government buildings collapsed?

A

60%

33
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How much rubble was left after 2 years?

A

98%

34
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How many homes were destroyed?

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250,000

35
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What did delays in aid lead to?

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  • angry appeals
  • looting
  • sporadic violence
36
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Name the French charity that tried to help casualties

A

Medicines San Frontiers

37
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What did USA take charge of?

A

Trying to coordinate aid distribution

38
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How much money did the EU give to Haiti?

A

$330 million

39
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What did the world bank do to help?

A

Waived Haitis debt of $1.2 billion

40
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How many people were temporarily living in relief camps?

A

1.6 million

41
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Describe 3 features of the relief camps

A
  • no electricity
  • no running water
  • no sewage
42
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What was still claiming lives 5 years after the earthquake?

A

Cholera outbreak

43
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With 1 million still homeless one year later, which country offered support by accepting some refugees?

A

The Dominican Republic

44
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How was the corruption of the government in Haiti exposed?

A

Only 2% of the $1.1 billion collected for Haiti relief efforts had been released

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