Kashmir Earthquake in Pakistan

Question 1

Where is Pakistan located?

Answer 1

South of Asia, borders India and Afghanistan and is north from the Arabian Sea and Indian ocean.

Question 2

What is Pakistans capital city?

Answer 2

Islamabad

Question 3

What was Pakistan’s population in 2005?

Answer 3

160 million

Question 4

What is Pakistan’s GDP?

Answer 4

$120bn

Question 5

What is Pakistan’s HDI?

Answer 5

0.499

Question 6

What is Pakistan’s literacy rate?

Answer 6

58%

Question 7

What is Pakistan’s life expectancy?

Answer 7

67 years old

Question 8

What type of country is Pakistan?

Answer 8

EDC (LEDC)

Question 9

Where was the earthquake in Pakistan?

Answer 9

Kashmir, Northern Pakistan

Question 10

When was the earthquake?

Answer 10

8th October 2005

Question 11

What was the magnitude of the earthquake?

Answer 11

7.6

Question 12

What areas were affected alongside Pakistan?

Answer 12

India, China, Pakistan, Afghanistan

Question 13

What was the cause of the earthquake?

Answer 13

Indian and Eurasian plate met at a collision which ran through Pakistan

Question 14

What were primary effects of the earthquake?

Answer 14

• Buildings destroyed
• Villages ruined
• Water and electricity supplies were cut off

Question 15

What were secondary effects of the earthquake?

Answer 15

• over 80,000 deaths
• 3 million left homeless
• schools destroyed and not rebuilt quick enough
• lack of clean water resulted in spread of disease

Question 16

What were successful responses of the earthquake?

Answer 16

• International aid
• 40,000 people relocated to a new settlement

Question 17

What were unsuccessful responses of the earthquake?

Answer 17

• Remote areas had to wait days or weeks to be rescued
• Government money was given to people to rebuild houses, but it had to be spent on food instead
• 3 years later, thousands were still in temporary accommodations