Paper 1: The Challenge of Natural Hazards - Tropical storm case study

Question 1

What is our case study for tropical storms?

Answer 1

Typhoon Haiyan

Question 2

Typhoon Haiyan Case Study: When did Typhoon Haiyan occur?

Answer 2

2013

Question 3

Typhoon Haiyan Case Study: What strength was Typhoon Haiyan on the Safer-Simpson scale?

Answer 3

Category 5

Question 4

Typhoon Haiyan Case Study: Where did Typhoon Haiyan affect?

Answer 4

The Phillipines

Question 5

Typhoon Haiyan Case Study: Primary effects: How many people died?

Answer 5

6300

Question 6

Typhoon Haiyan Case Study: Primary effects: How did most people die?

Answer 6

Drowned in the storm surge which was 15 metres high

Question 7

Typhoon Haiyan Case Study: Primary effects: How many people were displaced?

Answer 7

600 000

Question 8

Typhoon Haiyan Case Study: Primary effects: 90% of what city was destroyed?

Answer 8

Tacloban City

Question 9

Typhoon Haiyan Case Study: Primary effects: How many fishing boats were destroyed?

Answer 9

30 000

Question 10

Typhoon Haiyan Case Study: Secondary effects: How many people were left with no job?

Answer 10

6 million

Question 11

Typhoon Haiyan Case Study: Secondary effects: Shortage of water caused what secondary effect?

Answer 11

Spread of cholera

Question 12

Typhoon Haiyan Case Study: Immediate responses: How many evacuation centres were set up for people who had lost their homes?

Answer 12

1200

Question 13

Typhoon Haiyan Case Study: Immediate responses: What charity delivered food including rice?

Answer 13

Red Cross

Question 14

Typhoon Haiyan Case Study: Long term responses: What were the ‘cash for work’ programmes?

Answer 14

People were paid to help clear debris and rebuild Tacloban.

Question 15

Typhoon Haiyan Case Study: Long term responses: Where were new homes built?

Answer 15

Away from areas at risk of flooding in the future.