Restless Earth - [CASE STUDY] Haiti Earthquake Flashcards
When was the Haiti Earthquake?
12th January 2010.
What did the Earthquake measure on the Richter scale?
7.0.
Within ___ of the earthquake, there were at least ___ aftershocks measuring at least ___+ on the Richter scale.
10, 52, 4.5+.
How many people is it estimated were killed?
316,000 people.
How many people were made homeless?
1 million people.
How many people were affected?
3 million people.
How close was the earthquake’s focus from the surface?
13km.
How much aid was received from the USA?
$100 million.
How much aid was received from the EU?
$330 million.
How many people were placed in aid camps?
810,000 people.
How many people were provided with food rations in the weeks following the earthquake?
4.3 million people.
What caused the Earthquake?
A Transform plate earthquake on the North American Plate and Caribbean Plate.
The GDP per capita (Average income) before the earthquake was…
$1,200 per person each year.
The number of people living in poverty before the earthquake was…
80% living on $2 or less per day.
The life expectancy before the earthquake was…
62 years old.
The ratio of doctors per 1,000 people before the earthquake was…
0.25 doctors per 1,000 people.
The adult literacy rate before the earthquake was…
53% over 15 years old.
The percentage of people with access to clean water before the earthquake was…
46% of people had access to clean water.
Name some primary effects.
Any of the following:
- Transport and communication links were badly damaged.
- 750 hospitals and 71,300 schools were badly damaged, along with their airport control tower.
- Main prison destroyed, 4,000 inmates escaped.
Name some secondary effects.
Any of the following:
- 1/5 of people lost their jobs.
- Hospitals were full.
- Bodies were piled up on the streets.
- Diseases like cholera spread quickly.
- Disaster management was poor and delayed aid.
- People were squashed in shanty towns which had bad health, sanitation and crime.
Name some long term effects.
Any of the following:
- 98% of the rubble on the roads hadn’t been cleared, restricting access.
- Temporary schools created.
- Water and sanitation eventually supplied for 1.7 million people.
