Paper 1: The Challenge of Natural Hazards - Tectonic hazard in an LIC

Question 1

Tectonic hazard in an LIC: What is our case study?

Answer 1

Nepal

Question 2

Tectonic hazard in an LIC: When did the Nepal earthquake take place?

Answer 2

2015

Question 3

Tectonic hazard in an LIC: What was magnitude was the Nepal earthquake on the Richter scale?

Answer 3

7.9

Question 4

Tectonic hazard in an LIC: What type of plate margin did the earthquake occur on?

Answer 4

Destructive

Question 5

Tectonic hazard in an LIC: Primary effects: How many schools were destroyed?

Answer 5

7000

Question 6

Tectonic hazard in an LIC: Is loss of schools a social, economic or environmental impact?

Answer 6

Social

Question 7

Tectonic hazard in an LIC: Primary effects: How many people died?

Answer 7

9000

Question 8

Tectonic hazard in an LIC: Primary effects: What was the cost of recovering from the earthquake?

Answer 8

US $5 billion

Question 9

Tectonic hazard in an LIC: Secondary effects: How many people were left homeless?

Answer 9

3 million

Question 10

Tectonic hazard in an LIC: Secondary effects: What happened on Mount Everest?

Answer 10

Landslides and avalanched trapped people

Question 11

Tectonic hazard in an LIC: Immediate responses: What countries sent rescue teams to help rescue people?

Answer 11

UK, India and China

Question 12

Tectonic hazard in an LIC: Immediate responses: How were people rescued from Mount Everest?

Answer 12

By helicopter

Question 13

Tectonic hazard in an LIC: Immediate responses: How many people had to find temporary shelter?

Answer 13

300 000

Question 14

Tectonic hazard in an LIC: Long term responses: How many schools had to be rebuilt?

Answer 14

7000

Question 15

Tectonic hazard in an LIC: Long term responses: What did they do after the 2015 earthquake to try to reduce damage from future earthquakes?

Answer 15

Stricter building regulations so that the replacement buildings were stronger.