Nepal Earthquake - Paper 1 Flashcards
What type of country is Nepal?
LIC
In which year did the Nepal earthquake occur?
2015
Give the magnitude of the Nepal earthquake
7.9 on the Richter scale
How many people were killed in the Nepal earthquake?
9000
Primary effect
How many people were injured in the Nepal earthquake?
20 000
Primary effect
How many people were made homeless by the Nepal earthquake?
3 million
How much was the Nepal earthquake estimated to have cost?
US$ 5 billion
Name a country which sent search and rescue teams as an immediate response to the Nepal earthquake
UK
(and India and China)
Name a tool used in Nepal to help visualize risks and optimize resource allocation, ultimately streamlining its immediate rescue response
GIS crisis mapping
Immediate response
What did GIS mapping help to do in the immediate response to the Nepal earthquake?
Help visualize risks
Optimize resource allocation
Ultimately streamlining its immediate rescue response
Give a long term response employed in Nepal following its earthquake
Began teaching earthquake drills
Give two immediate responses for the Nepal earthquake
GIS crisis mapping to visualise risks and optimise resource allocation
International (UK) search and rescue teams
Give an economic effect of the Nepal earthquake
Cost US$ 5 billion
US$ 25 billion less than in NEE Chile
