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Mass Movement and Earthquakes Flashcards

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Venezuela Debris Flows, 1999 - How many people were made homeless?

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400,000

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Venezuela Debris Flows, 1999 - How many homes were destroyed?

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90,000 + plantations, roads, highways and the airport were destroyed

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Venezuela Debris Flows, 1999 - What was the trigger?

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Very heavy rain - 900mm of rain in 2 days

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Philippines mudslide, 2003 - How many people died?

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1,300

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Philippines mudslide, 2003 - How long had deforestation been happening?

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Deforestation had been going on for the past 70 years

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Philippines mudslide, 2003 - What was the tigger?

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200cms of rain fell in 10 days

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Philippines mudslide, 2003 - How much did the disaster appeal raise?

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$1.6mn

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Philippines mudslide, 2003 - What did the governement commission?

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The government commissioned a $1.5mn geohazard survey of southern Leyte

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Philippines mudslide, 2003 - How many villages were evacuated?

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11 nearby villages were evacuated as a precaution

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The Haiti Earthquake, 2010 - What was the standard of living like in Haiti?

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70% of people were living in less than that US$2 a day
86% of people in Port au Prince were living in slum conditions
50% of people had no access to toilets
30% of people had access to tap water

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The Haiti Earthquake, 2010 - What was the magnitude and when did it happen?

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7.0 magnitude

12th January 2010

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The Haiti Earthquake, 2010 - What was the epicentre and the focus?

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Epicentre - 15km

Focus - 8km

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The Haiti Earthquake, 2010 - How many people were living in the most affected area?

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2 million

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The Haiti Earthquake, 2010 - How many people died?

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230,000

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The Haiti Earthquake, 2010 - How many homes were damaged/destroyed?

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180,000

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The Haiti Earthquake, 2010 - How many people were made homeless?

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1.5 million

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The Haiti Earthquake, 2010 - How much rubble and debris was there?

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19mn cubic metres

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The Haiti Earthquake, 2010 - How many people ended up living in camps?

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1.5 million

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The Haiti Earthquake, 2010 - How many camps were there?

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1100 - 54 of which housed 5000 people

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The Haiti Earthquake, 2010 - How many people left Port au Prince?

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600,000

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The Haiti Earthquake, 2010 - How many schools were damaged/destroyed?

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5000

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The Haiti Earthquake, 2010 - How many people were provided with emergency shelter?

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1.9million

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The Haiti Earthquake, 2010 - What happened to buildings after the earthquake?

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3/4 of 120,000 buildings that were inspected could be lived in or repaired a few months after the attack

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The Haiti Earthquake, 2010 - What did survivors get?

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200,000 people received cash or food for public works

1 emergency toilet for every 200 survivors

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The Haiti Earthquake, 2010 - What was the cost of rebuilding?

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The total estimated cost of rebuilding is US$11.5 billion which would take 5-10 years

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Venezuela Debris Flows, 1999 - What was the death toll?

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15,000 to 30,000

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The Haiti Earthquake, 2010 - How much money was raised by the DEC?

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£101mn

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The Haiti Earthquake, 2010 - How many people did the funds help?

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1.2mn people

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The Canterbury Earthquake, New Zealand - When was it?

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4th September 2010

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The Canterbury Earthquake, New Zealand - What was the magnitude of the earthquake?

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7.1

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The Canterbury Earthquake, New Zealand - What was the epicentre and focus of the earthquake?

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Epicentre - 40km from Christchurch

Focus - Depth of 10km

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The Canterbury Earthquake, New Zealand - How many homes were damaged?

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100,000

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The Canterbury Earthquake, New Zealand - How much did the damage cost?

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Cost of damage was NZD$4bn - NZD$1bn on commercial infrastructure

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The Canterbury Earthquake, New Zealand - How many people were killed?

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120 people

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The Canterbury Earthquake, New Zealand - Why did there need to be an increase in medical care?

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Increase in heart attacks per after the quake - 8-10 a day instead of 2-3 a day

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North Anatolian Fault - How long is the fault line?

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1000km from east to west through Northern Turkey

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How many people were killed in the 1999 Izmit earthquake?

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18,000

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Japan’s Tohoku tsunami - When did it happen?

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Friday 11th March 2011, 30 mins after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake that was 3000km off the coastline

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Japan’s Tohoku tsunami - How many people were killed?

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25,000

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Japan’s Tohoku tsunami - How many buildings were damaged?

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200,000

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Japan’s Tohoku tsunami - How many aftershocks were there?

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7000

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Japan’s Tohoku tsunami - How many people were left without running water?

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1million

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Japan’s Tohoku tsunami - How many soldiers were mobilised to organise rescue work?

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100,000

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Japan’s Tohoku tsunami - How many specialist search and rescue teams were deployed from the UK?

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63

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