Montserrat- LEDC case study Flashcards
What plates were involved and how?
Compressional (destructive) plate boundary. North American plate is subducted beneath the Caribbean plate.
Where?
Soufrière Hill volcano, Montserrat, Caribbean island.
When did the volcanic activity start?
July 1995
When did the major eruption occur?
June 1997
What were the primary effects?
23 deaths
Many villages destroyed
Ash destroyed farmland and crops
Port and airport closed
How many deaths were there?
23
What were the secondary effects?
Unemployment rose from 7% to 50%
Tourism stopped
Population decreased as over 5000 moved off the island
Skills shortage
How did unemployment rates fare as a result of the eruption?
They rose from 7% to 50%
How many people moved off the island as a effect of the eruption?
5000
What were the short term responses of the eruption?
People evacuated from the Exclusion Zone and moved to the north f the island.
Tents from the UK were sent.
What were the secondary responses of the eruption?
£2400 was offered to each adult over 18 wanting to leave the island.
UK government is helping to rebuild the safe north area.
Trying to attract tourists back to the area.
How much money was offered to each adult over 18 trying to leave the island?
£2400
