Option D - Volcan de Fuego, Guatemala 2018 - Volcano Flashcards
1
Q
Where is Volcan de Fuego, Guatemala?
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- Central America
- close to Guatemala city (capital)
2
Q
What is the population, GDP per Capita and population density?
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- population: 16.91 million
- GDP per Capita: $4500
- population density: 134 people/km2
3
Q
On what plate boundary does Volcan de Fuego, Guatemala lay on?
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- Cocos and Caribbean plate
- convergent plate boundary
4
Q
What was the magnitude of the eruption of Volcan de Fuego 2018?
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- magnitude: 4
5
Q
What were the primary hazards of the eruption of Volcan de Fuego 2018?
A
- lava flow
- pyroclastic flows
- lava bombs
- lahars
- debris avalanches
6
Q
What were the secondary hazards of the eruption of Volcan de Fuego 2018?
A
- ashfall
- lahars
- debris avalanches
7
Q
Why was the population near Volcan de Fuego, Guatemala vulnerable?
A
- 12am - better response due to everyone being awake
- structures are made out of fragile building materials villages built under a steep volcano
- high population density - 134 people/km2
- highest poverty rate in the world at 54%
- low income - GDP per Capita of $4470.99
- alert was too late to save lives - lack of disaster preparedness
- 2 million people do not attend school - don’t know about safety procedures
- 80% literacy rate
8
Q
What were the social impacts of the eruption of Volcan de Fuego 2018?
A
- 165 people killed
- 260 people missing
- 186 houses destroyed
- 1.7 million affected by ash cloud
9
Q
What were the economic impacts of the eruption of Volcan de Fuego 2018?
A
- $12,500,000 in damage
10
Q
What is vulnerability?
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- a measure of the extent to which a community or geographical area is likely to be damaged or disrupted, due to its nature or location, by the impact of a hazard
