Haiti vs Japan

Question 1

What caused the Japan earthquake?

Answer 1

The pacific plate thrust under the Eurasian plate at the Japan Trench. (destructive)

Question 2

When was the Japan earthquake

Answer 2

11 March 2011

Question 3

What Japanese city was nearest to the Epicentre?

Answer 3

Sendai

Question 4

How far was Sendai from the Japanese epicentre?

Answer 4

13 km

Question 5

What was the magnitude of the Japanese earthquake?

Answer 5

9

Question 6

What were the magnitude of the Japan aftershocks

Answer 6

6 and 7

Question 7

Major secondary impact in Japan?

Answer 7

Tsunami.

Question 8

How tall were the waves in Japan?

Answer 8

10 m

Question 9

How many people died due to drowning in Japan (main cause).

Answer 9

17,000

Question 10

What were initial deaths due to?

Answer 10

Collapsing buildings due to the Earthquake

Question 11

What power plant was damaged in Japan?

Answer 11

Fukushima

Question 12

What happened at Fukushima?

Answer 12

Went into nuclear meltdown as power supply was cut off.
Damaged back-up generator and cooling systems failed.

Question 13

What were warning systems like in Japan?

Answer 13

Advanced and allowed many people to get to safe high ground.

Question 14

Main aiding countries to Japan?

Answer 14

Australia, China and the USA.

Question 15

How many people were displaced in Japan?

Answer 15

130,000

Question 16

What has been built in Japan to aid the future?

Answer 16

A 18m high sea wall
(old ones were 12 m high)

Question 17

How do people in Japan prepare?

Answer 17

National disaster prevention day filled with drills
Takes place on September 1st

Question 18

How have Japanese buildings been re-fitted?

Answer 18

New devices and technology
Shock absorbers underneath.

Question 19

How many were injured in Japan?

Answer 19

6,000

Question 20

how long did the initial earthquake last?

Answer 20

6 minutes (long)

Question 21

When was the Haiti earthquake?

Answer 21

12 January 2010

Question 22

What was the magnitude of the Haiti earthquake?

Answer 22

7

Question 23

What was the cause of the Haiti Earthquake?

Answer 23

A fault near at the conservative boundary of North America and Caribbean

Question 24

How many died in Haiti?

Answer 24

316,000

Question 25

How many hospitals collapsed in Haiti?

Answer 25

All of them

Question 26

How many people in Haiti were made homeless?

Answer 26

1.5 million

Question 27

What hindered aid via Aeroplanes?

Answer 27

The Aeroplane control tower collapsed and runway had been damaged.

Question 28

What happened to water sanitation?

Answer 28

Damaged vastly

Question 29

3 secondary impacts of Haiti?

Answer 29

Spread of Cholera - purification tablets.
Economic loss
Increase of crime

Question 30

How many troops did the US send to Haiti?

Answer 30

10,000

Question 31

How much did the UK govt. send Haiti?

Answer 31

£20 million

Question 32

What lasting effect happened by 2015 in Haiti?

Answer 32

Still 500,000 homeless people
Long recovery period

Question 33

How long did the Cholera epidemic last in Haiti?

Answer 33

10 months

Question 34

How many buildings got inspected and repaired in Haiti after event?

Answer 34

75%