Multi-hazardous: Philippines Flashcards
What plates trigger the volcanoes, the earthquakes and the tsunamis in the Philippines (Multihazardous)?
Destructive
What plates are involved in the Philippines?
Philippine plate and the Eurasian plate boundary.
Which plate is subducted in the Philippines?
Philippine plate
How many people died and
how many people were left homeless
due to the 1991 Mount Pinatubo eruption in the Philippines?
700 killed,
200,000 homeless.
Where can earthquakes in the Philippines occur and why?
Along the plate boundary and at fault lines, where the plate is cracked under the pressure.
What was the magnitude of the earthquake on Luzon island in 1990 and how many people were killed (in the Philippines)?
7.8 and 1500 people were killed.
In 1976, there was a 7.9 earthquake. As a result, there was a tsunami that hit a coastline near the Gulf of what? (Philippines)
Moro Gulf
Annually, how many tropical storms are there roughly every year in the Philippines?
10
Where do the tropical storms in the Philippines develop?
The Pacific Ocean
Give an example of a Typhoon in the Philippines
Typhoon Xangsane 2006. It swept across the capital of Manila.
What is the population density of the Philippines?
340 people per km2
How do the people/ communities in the Philippines increase their resilience to the possible hazards?
They widen rivers near settlements and stockpile food.
What year did the Philippines start working on their increase of resilience on a large-scale?
2009
What strategies did the Philippines come up in 2009?
Increasing public awareness of hazards and how to respond,
Building embankments to reduce flood risk from tsunamis and tropical storms,
Adapting new and existing buildings and other structures to cope with earthquakes.
