Haiti Earthquake

Question 1

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

Answer 1

In the Caribbean, sharing its border with the Dominican Republic

Question 2

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

Answer 2

30,000

Question 3

What is Haitis gdp per capita?

Answer 3

$1200

Question 4

What is Haitis hdi ranking?

Answer 4

Ranking 145th in the world

Question 5

What is Haitis hdi?

Answer 5

0.4

Question 6

What % of Haitis population live below the poverty line?

Answer 6

80%

Question 7

What is Haitis population?

Answer 7

9.7 million

Question 8

When did the earthquake happen?

Answer 8

12th January 2010 at 4.53pm

Question 9

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

Answer 9

7.0

Question 10

What is the plate boundary that the earthquake happened on?

Answer 10

Conservative

Question 11

What is Haitis capital city?

Answer 11

Port Au Prince

Question 12

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

Answer 12

• Caribbean

* North American

Question 13

How far away was the epicentre from the capital city?

Answer 13

10 miles southwest of the capital city

Question 14

How many after shocks were there?

Answer 14

33

Question 15

How shallow was the focus?

Answer 15

8km

Question 16

How many people died?

Answer 16

316,000 people died

Question 17

How many people were made homeless?

Answer 17

Over 1 million

Question 18

Name 2 buildings that collapsed

Answer 18

• shanty towns

* the presidential palace

Question 19

When the prison collapsed, how many inmates escaped?

Answer 19

4000

Question 20

How many schools were damaged?

Answer 20

13,000

Question 21

How many people were unemployed?

Answer 21

1/5

Question 22

How many people in total were affected?

Answer 22

3 million

Question 23

Name 3 primary impacts

Answer 23

• 30,000 commercial buildings collapsed
• port, airport and roads were damaged beyond repair
• 316,000 people died

Question 24

Why did so many buildings collapse?

Answer 24

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

Question 25

Name 3 secondary impacts

Answer 25

* over 1 million people were left homeless * dead people in the streets caused a spread of disease * 1/5 people lost their jobs

Question 26

Why was it hard to rebuild Haitis economy?

Answer 26

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

Question 27

Name a social impact of the earthquake

Answer 27

* 316,000 people died | * 1 million homeless even 1 year later

Question 28

Name an economic impact of the earthquake

Answer 28

* 1/5 people lost their jobs | * 30,000 commercial buildings collapsed

Question 29

Name an environmental impact of the earthquake

Answer 29

* sea levels rose in local areas | * some parts of the land sinking below the sea

Question 30

Name 2 countries that responded quickly with aid for Haiti

Answer 30

* USA | * France

Question 31

Why were the relief efforts slow?

Answer 31

* main airport damaged | * many roads were impassable

Question 32

What % of government buildings collapsed?

Answer 32

60%

Question 33

How much rubble was left after 2 years?

Answer 33

98%

Question 34

How many homes were destroyed?

Answer 34

250,000

Question 35

What did delays in aid lead to?

Answer 35

* angry appeals * looting * sporadic violence

Question 36

Name the French charity that tried to help casualties

Answer 36

Medicines San Frontiers

Question 37

What did USA take charge of?

Answer 37

Trying to coordinate aid distribution

Question 38

How much money did the EU give to Haiti?

Answer 38

$330 million

Question 39

What did the world bank do to help?

Answer 39

Waived Haitis debt of $1.2 billion

Question 40

How many people were temporarily living in relief camps?

Answer 40

1.6 million

Question 41

Describe 3 features of the relief camps

Answer 41

* no electricity * no running water * no sewage

Question 42

What was still claiming lives 5 years after the earthquake?

Answer 42

Cholera outbreak

Question 43

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

Answer 43

The Dominican Republic

Question 44

How was the corruption of the government in Haiti exposed?

Answer 44

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