paper 1 earthquakes case studies

Question 1

name a developed country earthquake

Answer 1

Japan

Question 2

name the primary impacts of the japan earthquake

Answer 2

1000 deaths from collapsed buildings
Electric, water and sewage systems damaged

Question 3

name the secondary impacts of the Japan earthquake

Answer 3

17,000 deaths from the tsunami
127,000 buildings collapsed

Question 4

name the responses to the Japan earthquake

Answer 4

major routes fixed within days
50,000 temporary houses set up

Question 5

name the preparation for the Japan earthquake

Answer 5

advanced warning systems in schools helped evacuation
tsunami walls along the coast weren’t large enough

Question 6

name the causes for the japan earthquake

Answer 6

shallow earthquake 30km deep
convergent plate boundary

Question 7

name a developing countries earthquake

Answer 7

Haiti earthquake (Haiti

Question 8

primary impacts of Haiti earthquake

Answer 8

around 320,000 people dead 20x more than japan
1.5 million homless 15% of the country

Question 9

secondary impacts of Haiti

Answer 9

spread of disease cholera
looting and crime rose

Question 10

responses of the Haiti earthquake

Answer 10

200,000 people paid to clear up ruble

international aid to help people trapped under buildings

Question 11

preparation for the Haiti earthquake

Answer 11

completely unprepared as it is one of the poorest countries in the continent

many people said fund raised money didn’t help Haiti

Question 12

causes of Haiti earthquake

Answer 12

conservative plate boundary
Epicentre only 25km from the capital