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P1. section A casetudies Flashcards

1
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when did the japan earthquake happen?

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2011

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what are 3 primary effects of Japan earthquake?

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  1. 700 people were killed
  2. 6 dams used to generate electricity damaged
  3. power, communications and water supply destroyed
    - all caused by ground shaking
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what are 5 secondary effects of Japan earthquake?

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  • 14,000 drowned –> tsunami
  • 145 people died in fires started by the earthquake
  • 230,000 vehicles damaged by tsunami
  • Oil refinery South- East of Tokyo caught fire
  • Final estimated cost was £181 billion
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what did the oil refinery in south - east Tokyo cause?

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destroyed 220,000 barrel of oil —> leading to the evacuation of locals

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what 4 immediate affects of Japan earthquake?

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  1. 18 people died, 420 injured whilst helping
  2. temporary shelter and medical supplies provided to 4.4 million house holds
  3. Great Kanto highway rebuilt in 6 days
  4. GAP supplied warm clothing (£1 million) bcus of cold weather in March
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what are 4 long term effects of Japan earthquake?

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  • 116 countries and 28 international organisations offered assistance
  • Over 4 million homes and communities rebuilt
  • improved tsunami system set in place
  • Government/insurance companies estimated £300 billion rebuilding infrastructure over next 10 years
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when did the Nepal earthquake happen?

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2015

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what are 5 primary effects of Nepal earthquake?

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  • century old monument crumbled to ground
  • .distribution of water to 2,000 people
  • Bricks removed with bare hands to rescue people
  • 9,000 killed from ground shaking
  • 50% of shops destroyed
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what are 4 secondary affects of Nepal earthquake?

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  • 19 people died from an avalanche
  • 3 million homeless
  • land slides blocked River Kali causing evacuation from floods
  • electricity and water supply cut off
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what are 5 immediate responses of Nepal earthquake?

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  • search and rescue teams sent by UK & China
  • 1/2 million tents provided as shelter for homeless
  • temporary shelter and medical supplies provided for 4.4 million house holds whose homes were destroyed
  • Field hospitals were set up to help overcrowded hospitals
  • Helicopters sent to help rescue efforts
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what are 3 long term responses for Nepal earthquake?

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  • roads repaired to allow rebuilding of houses
  • 7,000 schools rebuilt
  • stricter building controls an how to build houses so they don’t collapse
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what year did the Somerset floods happen?

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what are 5 physical causes of the the Somerset floods?

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  1. heavy rain (3x above average between Dec 2013 and Feb 2014)
  2. Somerset is flat land with surrounding hills e.g Mendip
  3. There are 2 rivers that run through Somerset (River Parret and and Tone)
  4. high tides in the Bristol channel
  5. intense rain over several weeks (wettest January on record)
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what are 2 human causes of Somerset floods

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  1. not dredging the river
  2. urbanisation (e.g Bridewater)
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what are 4 impacts of the Somerset floods?

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  • 14,000 hectares of farmland flooded
  • 600 homes flooded
  • Village of Moorlands was cut off by flood waters
  • river was contaminated with sewage oil
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what are 2 immediate responses of Somerset floods?

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  • 16 farms evacuated
  • 1,000 cows had to be evacuated from the area due to flooded fields
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what are 4 long-term effects of Somerset floods?

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  1. Somerset council pledged £20 million on a flood action plan
  2. New pumping station was built
  3. Road levels were raised
  4. River Parret dredged to prevent further flooding
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what year did Philippines Typhoon Haiyan happen

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2013

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what category storm was Typhoon Haiyan?

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category 5 storm

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what was the wind speed of Typhoon Haiyan?

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up to 195 mph

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what is the GNI per capita in the Phillipines?

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$3,160 per capita
- 14x less than the UK ( $42,130)

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what is the life expectancy of female in the Philipines?

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73
- China’s is 79

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what are 7 primary effects of Typhoon Haiyan

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  • $13 million worth of damage
  • approx 8,000 deaths
  • 1 million homes damaged or destroyed
    -600,000 hectares of farmland flooded
  • Airport damaged
  • 1.1 million tonnes of crops destroyed
  • water contaminated by salt water
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what are 4 long-term effects of Typhoon Haiyan?

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  1. Aid was sent by international countries
  2. Oxfam helped replace fishing boats
  3. Tourism encouraged –> money spent on rebuilding
  4. NO ‘build zone’ for houses near coastal areas
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what are 5 secondary effects of Typhoon Haiyan?

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  • blocked roads caused by landslides
  • outbreak of dysentry
  • 5.6 million jobs lost
  • looting
  • rice prices rose by 11.9%
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what are 2 immediate effects of Typhoon Haiyan?

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  • 750,000 people evacuated before the typhoon happened
  • 1200 evacuation centres set up
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Japan: how many people died from ground shaking?

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700 people

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Japan: how many dams used to generate electricity were damaged? why?

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6, due to ground shaking

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Japan: How many people drowned in the tsunami?

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14,000 people

30
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Japan: How many people died in fires?

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145 people

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Japan: how many vehicles were damaged? due to?

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230,000 damaged, 15,000 of these were destroyed.
- due to the tsunami

32
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Japan: How many barrels oils were destroyed in the oil refinery in south east of tokyo? which lead to..

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220,000 barrels of oil destroyed
- lead to evacuation of local people

33
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Japan: what was final estimated cost?

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£181 billion

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Japan: How many countries and international organisations offered assisstance?

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116 countries , 28 international organisations

35
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Japan: how many homes and communities were rebuilt?

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over 4 million

36
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Japan: how many people died or were injured whilst helping?

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18 people dead, 420 injured

37
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Japan: how many households were temporary shelter and medical supplies provided to?

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4.4 million households

38
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Japan: what clothing brand supplied warm clothing? what was the cost?

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GAP, £1million

39
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Nepal: how many people was water distributed to?

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2,000 people

40
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Nepal: how many people were killed from ground shaking?

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9,000 people?

41
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Nepal: what % of shops were destroyed?

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50%

42
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Nepal: how many people dies from the avalanche?

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19 people

43
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Nepal: how many people were left homeless?

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3 million

44
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Nepal: what cause evacuation from floods

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Landslides blocked River Kali

45
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Nepal: what countries sent search and rescue teams?

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China & UK

46
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Nepal: how many tents were provided as shelter for homeless

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1/2 million

47
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Nepal: what was set up to help overcrowded hospitals?

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field hospitals

48
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Nepal: what was sent to help rescue efforts?

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helicopters

49
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Nepal: how many households was temporary shelter and medical supplied for?

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4.4 million

50
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Nepal: what was repaired? what did this allow?

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roads were repaired this allowed the rebuilding of houses

51
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Nepal: how many schools were rebuilt?

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7,000 schools

52
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Somerset: what 2 rivers run through it?

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Rive Parret and River Tone

53
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Somerset: how many hectares of farmland was flooded?

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14,000 hectares

54
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Somerset: how many homes were flooded?

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600 homes

55
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Somerset: what village was cut of by flood waters?

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Village of Moorlands

56
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Somerset: what was the river contaminated with?

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sewage oil

57
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Somerset: how many farms were evacuated?

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16 farms

58
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Somerset: how many cows had to be evacuated from the area? due to..?

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1,000 due to flooded fields

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Somerset: how much did the council pledge on a flood action plan?

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£20 million

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Typhoon Haiyan: how much was the damage?

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$13 million worth of damage

61
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Typhoon Haiyan: how many deaths?

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approx. 8,000 deaths

62
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Typhoon Haiyan: how many homes were damaged or destroyed?

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1 million

63
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Typhoon Haiyan: how many hectares of farmland was flooded?

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600,000 hectares

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Typhoon Haiyan: how many crops were destroyed?

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1.1 million tonnes

65
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Typhoon Haiyan: what was the water contaminated by?

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salt water

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Typhoon Haiyan: how many people were evacuated before the typhoon happened? what effect was this?

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750,000
- immediate effect

67
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Typhoon Haiyan: how many evacuation centres were set up?

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1,200

68
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Typhoon Haiyan: what did Oxfam help replace?

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fishing boats

69
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Typhoon Haiyan: what was encouraged? how did this help?

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Tourism, the money from this was spent on rebuilding

70
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Typhoon Haiyan: where were the no ‘build zones’?

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houses near coastal areas

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