P1- Section A - Natural hazards and tectonic hazards - CASE STUDIES

Question 1

What is The HIC case study for natural hazards

Answer 1

‘L’aquila earthquake

Question 2

What year did the l’aquila earthquake occur

Answer 2

2009

Question 3

what did it measure on the ritcher scale (hic earthquake )

Answer 3

6.3 magnitude

Question 4

PRIMARY EFFECTS OF LAQUILA

Answer 4

300 KOILLED
1500 INURED
6500 HOMLEESS
A HOSPITla badly

Question 5

What was the economic cost for l’aquila earthquake

Answer 5

us$1.1 billion

Question 6

State four secondary effects for the l’aquila earthquake

Answer 6

Afterschocks triggered landslides and rockfalls causing dmage to housing and transport .
Lack of housing for residents meant housing price increased
Decrease in university students at l’aquila university
A landslide and mudflow was caused by a main water supply pipe bursting near paganio .
CBD cordoned off due to some unsafe buildings - loss of income and tourism .
Any of the above :))

Question 7

State four immediate responses of the l’aquila earthwuake

Answer 7

Searching for people within an hour , helped by seven dog units , 36 ambulances and a tempoary hospital .
water , hot meals and tents were distributed
Biritsh red cross raises 171000 in support
L’aquila declred a state of emergency , speeding up iternational aid to the

Question 8

State four long term responses of the l’aquila earthwuake

Answer 8

Biritsh red cross raises 171000 in support
L’aquila declred a state of emergency , speeding up iternational aid to the are from the eu and usa .
Eu granted 552.9 million from its solidarity fund unit of mjor disaster
DEC did not help beacaue they ocnsideres italy a developmed country and as already receiving help from eu .
Any from the bove :))

Question 9

State four long term respones of the l’aquila earthquake

Answer 9

A torch - lit procession which took placs w a catholic mss on the anniversary of the earthquake in remebarance
Residents did not have to pay taxes duirng 2010
Exemption from uni fees for thre eyears and free public transport
Homes took several years to bbuild
historic sites are expcted to take 15 years t be rebuilt .
Any from the above :))

Question 10

What is the LIC case study for natural hazards ?

Answer 10

Gorkha Earthquake in nepal

Question 11

What year did the Gorkha earthquake occur ?

Answer 11

2015

Question 12

What did the Lic earthquake measure on the ritcher scale

Answer 12

7.8 magnitude

Question 13

WHat was rhe economic cost of the nepal earthquake

Answer 13

us $10billion

Question 14

State four primary effects of the Gorkha earthquake

Answer 14

8,841 were killed
16800 were injured
1million were made homeless
Historic building and temples in kathamandu including the UNESCO world heritiage site (had 200 people trapped inside) were destroyed
destruction of 26 hopsitals
50% of schools were destructed - affecting eduacting of 1m children
352 afterschocks , including a second arthquake on 12 may 2015 measuring 7.3 magnitude .
Severe damage to sanitiation systmes , infrastructure n roads .
any of the above :))

Question 15

why did may modern building collapse in nepal ?

Answer 15

as there were no compulsory builidng stanards in nepal , builidngs were made from rubble froma pervious earthquake

Question 16

Sate four sexondary effects of the Gorkha earthquake

Answer 16

The Earthquake triggered an avalanche on mount everst in which 19 were dead who were climbers and sherpas .
Deccrease in tourism in nepal (tourism is a very importnt part of the economy in nepal )
Eathqquake happened before monsoon season when rice is plnted , so was a loss of rice supplies and rice is nepal’s stape diet , two thirds of the population depend of farming rice seeds
any of the above :)

Question 17

State four immediate responses of the Gorkha earthquake

Answer 17

nepal requested national help - DEC raised US$126million by sep 2015 to prodie emergency aid and start rebuilidng the worst-hti areas .
Tempaory shelters set up - red cross provided tents for 225000 people
WHO disitirbuted medical supplies - improtant as monsoon season arrived early increasing the risks of waterbone diseases
Nepals mountaineous terrain and inadequate roads madei r dificult to reach remote villages , sheraps were used to hike relie supplies to remote areas .

Question 18

State for long term responses of the grokaha earthquake

Answer 18

Nepal with (eu un world bak etc) carried out a post disaster assesment whic said 23 areas requiired rebuilding
OCHA reported US$274 million of aid had been commited to recoevrt efforts
Heritage sites reoped june 2014
Mounteverest open august 2015 - some streches of tril were re-rputd
2016 toursim ministy exended thr trail for climibn permits that had been purhcased 2015 so more climbers would come ot mt everest
food and agriculturl ognisaion of the united nation trained famres for optimised food production