Philippines Disaster Hotspot Flashcards

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What has caused flooding and landslides in the Philippines?

A

High levels of deforestation

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1
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What is Manila’s population density?

A

2000 people per km2

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2
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How much did forest cover decrease by in the post war period?

A

56%

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How many people died in the 2006 Guinsaugon village landslide?

A

1,800 people

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4
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What percentage of the population is under 18?

A

45%

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5
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What percentage of the country live in poverty?

A

27%

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6
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How many people live in the slums?

A

20 million

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7
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Name a district with poor quality housing.

A

P. Casal

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8
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How many active volcanoes are there in the Philippines?

A

Approximately 25

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How many people were killed by lahars in the 1991 Pinatubo eruption?

A

100

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What are the two tectonic plates that form the destructive plate boundary?

A

Eurasian and Philippines plates

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What causes antecedent rainfall from May - October?

A

Tropical monsoon climate

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12
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What does the tropical monsoon season coincide with?

A

The typhoon season.

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13
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What percentage of the country is at risk from earthquakes?

A

100%

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14
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How many people have died from landslides in the last 100 years?

A

3000

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15
Q

What weather pattern was linked to the February 2010 droughts?

16
Q

How many metric tonnes of rice & corn were lost in the 2010 droughts?

A

2.5 million

17
Q

How much was the economic loss to the agricultural industry from the 2010 droughts?

A

US$ 30 million

18
Q

What is the population of the Philippines?

A

105 million

19
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What is the GDP per capita?

20
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What is the HDI?

21
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What percentage of the population is under 14?

22
Q

Which three features promote mass movement?

A

Steep slopes, heavy rainfall and mountainous terrain.

23
Q

What is the average population density in the Philippines?

A

300 people/km2

24
What was the population of the Philippines in 2012?
103 million
25
Which two climate features cause heavy, antecedent rainfall?
Tropical cyclones and the southwest monsoon.
26
Which latitudes are the Philippines situated between?
5 and 20N
27
When did Mount Pinatubo last erupt?
1991
28
What caused the 1991 Mt Pinatubo eruption?
Subduction of the Philippine plate along the destructive plate margin to the west of Luzon.
29
How much farmland was buried by lahars after the 1991 volcanic eruption?
100km2
30
How many people were displaced by the 1991 eruption?
20,000
31
What was the final death toll of the 1991 eruption?
Almost 800
32
When did the Guinsaugon mudslide occur?
2006
33
How many houses in Guinsaugon village were destroyed?
300
34
Overall, how many people were affected by the Guinsaugon landslide?
16,000
35
What was the main cause of the 2006 Guinsaugon landslide?
Extreme rainfall associated with a La Niña event in the western Pacific.
36
Name 3 contributory causes of the Guinsaugon landslide.
1. Steep slopes and weathered volcanic rock. 2. Widespread deforestation 3. A small 2.6m earthquake
37
Where is the village of Guinsaugon?
Southern Leyte province, Leyte, Philippines.