restless earth Flashcards
the andes location
west coast of south america
oceanic nazca plate and continental south american plate
uses of the andes
farming - fertile land in low areas, alpacas farmed to produce cloth
mining - yanacocha gold mine in peru - biggest gold mine in the world
HEP - yuncan dam project dams rivers in the andes
tourism - inca trail in peru - 43km
adaptations in the andes
llamas used to transport things - good with steep slopes
subsistence farming as travel is difficult
farming on terraces to avoid soil slipping and nutrients being lost
farming animals on higher land as it is useless for crops
cause of mount pinatubo eruption
philippines plate submerged under eurasian plate
primary impacts of mount pinatubo eruption (2)
over 350 people died
8000 houses destroyed and 75000 damaged
secondary impacts of mount pinatubo eruption (2)
200,000 people left homeless
disease breaking out in evacuation camps brought the total death toll to 722
immediate responses of mount pinatubo eruption (2)
200,000 people re-located
oxfam, action aid and red cross donated food and blankets to evacuation camps
long term responses of mount pinatubo eruption (2)
houses built on stilts to avoid lahars
overseas filipino workers donated clothes
cause of indian ocean tsunami
destructive plate boundary in the indian ocean caused an earthquake of 9.1 on the richter scale
impacts of indian ocean tsunami (5)
20 countries affected inc. sri lanka, india, indonesia and thailand
230,000 people died or are still missing
entire villages destroyed - 1.7 million people lost their homes
saltwater caused soil infertility
fishermen lost their livelihoods and tourism declined
immediate responses to indian ocean tsunami (2)
within days, hundreds of millions of pounds were pledged by foreign governments and charities for food and shelter
foreign countries sent soldiers and ships to help rescue people
long term responses to indian ocean tsunami (3)
programmes were set up to the build houses
a tsunami warning system was put in place
disaster management plans were put in place
cause of haiti earthquake
conservative plate margin - north american plate and caribbean plate
7.0 on richter scale
preparation for haiti earthquake (5)
no preparation limited services and healthcare before earthquake no action plans poor quality buildings had been no EQ in living memory
primary impacts of haiti earthquake (3)
230,000 people killed and 300,000 injured
180,000 homes destroyed due to ground shaking
5000 schools damaged/destroyed
secondary impacts of haiti earthquake (4)
1 in 5 people lost jobs due to buildings destroyed
1.5 million people left homeless
total damage - $11.5 billion
country still devastated after a year
immediate responses to haiti earthquake (3)
810,000 people placed in aid camps
search and rescue teams were flown in from MEDCs
local people made up the majority of rescuing
long term responses to haiti earthquake (3)
world bank pledged $1 million
thousands of people emigrated to other countries
temporary schools were created and new teachers were trained
cause of japan earthquake
destructive plate margin - philippene plate and eurasian plate
7.2 on Richter scale
preparation for japan earthquake (3)
strongly constructed buildings
well organised emergency services
200 seismographs
primary impacts of japan earthquake (3)
35,000 people injured
6434 people died
buildings and bridges collapsed despite their earthquake-proof design
secondary impacts of japan earthquake (3)
300,000 homeless
fires engulfed the city when the gas mains fractured
companies such as Panasonic had to close temporarily
immediate responses to Japan earthquake (2)
major retailers provided supplies for people
rubble was cleared and buildings in central areas were repaired
long term responses to japan earthquake (3)
annual earthquake drills
new buildings built further apart to prevent domino effect
emergency response procedures improved
