Nepal vs Chile Flashcards

1
Q

Where was the Nepal earthquake?
What was it?
What year did it happen?

A

Kathmandu, Nepal, Southern Asia
7.9 magnitude earthquake in an LIC
2015

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Where was the Chile earthquake?
What was it?
What year did it happen?

A

South America
8.8 magnitude earthquake in a middle income country
2010

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3
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What plates caused the Nepal earthquake?

A

Collision of Indian plate with Eurasian plate

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4
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What plates caused the Chile earthquake?

A

Nazca played subducting under the South American plate

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What are the primary effects of the Nepal earthquake?

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-9,000 deaths
-7,000 schools destroyed
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What are the secondary effects of the Nepal earthquake?

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-$5Bn of repairs
-Landslides and avalanches in the Himalayas killed 19 people

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7
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What were the primary effects of the Chile earthquake?

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-500 deaths
-4,500 schools destroyed
-Electric and water cut off, no communications
-Santiago airport badly damaged

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What were the secondary effects of the Chile earthquake?

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-$30Bn of repairs
-Tsunami along west coast damaging villages

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What were the immediate and long term responses to the Nepal earthquake?

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IMMEDIATE:
-Reliant in emergency aid from UK, India and China eg. Oxfam
-Field hospitals set up as hospitals overwhelmed
300,000 evacuated Kathmandu
LONG TERM:
-Homes and schools rebuilt with stricter building controls
-international conference to seek technical and financial support.

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What were the immediate and long term responses to the Chile earthquake?

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IMMEDIATE:
-Emergency services acted fast
-Power and water restored to 90% homes within 10 days
30,000 emergency wooden shelters
LONG TERM:
-No foreign aid required
-Government reconstruction plan to help 200,000 households
-full recovery within 4 years.

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11
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How many doctors per 100 people are there in each?

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Nepal: 0.06
Chile: 1.09

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12
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What is the population density for each?

A

Chile: 24people per km squared
Nepal: 201 people per km squared

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13
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Which was closer to their capital city? How far away was the epicentre?

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Nepal: epicentre 50km away from Kathmandu

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14
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GNI per capita for each

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Nepal: 970 dollars
Chile: 14000 dollars

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15
Q

What was Chili’s ranked GDP?

A

38th

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16
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Ultimately, why were chile able to deal with the earthquake better than Nepal?

A

Chi whopper pride experienced and wealthy enough for rapid and effective response whereas Nepal response was hindered by by poverty and independent overseas countries to provide aid.