LEDC earthquake Flashcards
1
Q
Where and when?
A
Nepal - 25th April 2015
2
Q
How did it happen?
A
2 tectonic plates meet beneath the Himalayas along a fault line.
India plate is moving north at around 45mm a year and pushing under the Eurasian plate.
Collision margin
3
Q
Name 2 social effects
A
- 5,489> deaths
- 10,000 injured
- 2.8 million lost homes
- risk of disease
4
Q
Name 2 environmental effects
A
- caused avalanche on Mount Everest
- roads and tracked destroyed
- after shocks
5
Q
Name 2 economic effects
A
- 10,000 injured
- disease risk
- IDP camps needing to be set up
6
Q
Name 3 responses
A
- uk gave £23.14 millions
- aid organisations
- uk gave 30 tonnes of humanitarian aid
- search and rescue teams
- UN launched an appeal
