lic earthquake (haiti)

Question 1

when was the study of the LIC earthquake?

Where was the study of the LIC earthquake?

Answer 1

The study of the LIC earthquake was in Haiti in 2010

Question 2

what were the effects of the earthquake in Haiti in 2010

Answer 2

primary effects

• fractured water pipes (social, economic, environmental)
• 1 million made homeless (social)
• 200,000 deaths (social)
• port au prince damaged (economic)

secondary effects

• people can’t work as severely injured (socio-economic)
• theft mugging and domestic violence increased - no functioning government or police (social)
• 8,000 deaths from cholera 9 months later (social)
• PTSD- death of family - no healthcare (social)

Question 3

what were the responses of the earthquake in Haiti in 2010

Answer 3

immediate responses

• 10,000 US soldiers sent
• UK donated $20 million = emergency aid
• 235,000 people relocated to other cities

long term responses

• set up shelters and treatment centres (NGO’s)
• houses rebuilt but 1 million in temporary shelters
• port rebuilt
• dependent on overseas aid

Question 4

explain the causes of an earthquake in haiti

Answer 4

At a conservative margin, the plates slide past each other causing lots of friction and pressure then this energy created is released which is called an earthquake
(North American plate is moving west and the Caribbean plate is moving east)