Tectonic hazards 2

Question 1

What are much greater in lower income countries?

Answer 1

Impacts of tectonic hazards on buildings and infrastructure, and subsequently people.

Question 2

The economic impacts are often higher in…

Answer 2

high income countries.

Question 3

Chile earthquake date

Answer 3

17th February 2010

Question 4

Nepal earthquake date

Answer 4

25th April 2015

Question 5

Chile earthquake magnitude

Answer 5

8.8 on the Richter scale

Question 6

Nepal earthquake magnitude

Answer 6

7.9 on the Richter scale

Question 7

What type of plate boundary did the Nepal earthquake take place on?

Answer 7

Collision

Question 8

What type of plate boundary did the Chile earthquake take place on?

Answer 8

Destructive

Question 9

How many people were affected by the Nepal earthquake?

Answer 9

8 000 000

Question 10

How many people were affected by the Chile earthquake?

Answer 10

800 000

Question 11

How many deaths Chile?

Answer 11

≈500

Question 12

How many deaths Nepal?

Answer 12

8692

Question 13

How many injured in Nepal?

Answer 13

20 000

Question 14

How many injured in Chile?

Answer 14

12 000

Question 15

How many homes lost in Nepal?

Answer 15

≈3 million

Question 16

How many homes lost in Chile?

Answer 16

220 000

Question 17

How many schools destroyed in Nepal?

Answer 17

7000

Question 18

How many schools destroyed in Chile?

Answer 18

4500

Question 19

Cost of damage Chile earthquake?

Answer 19

💲30 billion

Question 20

Cost of damage Nepal earthquake?

Answer 20

💲5 billion

Question 21

Why was the cost of damage higher in Chile than in Nepal?

Answer 21

The facilities and infrastructure destroyed would’ve been of a higher value than those destroyed in Nepal.

Question 22

Secondary effects Nepal earthquake.

Answer 22

Avalanche - Mt. Everest - 19 killed, 250 missing

Over 20 000 landslides triggered causing blockades including one at the Indian border which affected supplies of food, medicine, construction, and emergency aid, resulting in more death.

Question 23

Secondary effects Chile Earthquake

Answer 23

Triggered tsunamis which struck several pacific countries such as Hawaii

Road damage blocked emergency aid.

Question 24

Immediate responses Nepal earthquake

Answer 24

-Required foreign aid from NGOs
-Rescue teams, medical support, and water provided by the UK, China, and India
-US 💲126 mill raised in international aid
-Half a million tents provided sheltering the homeless
-UN and WHO distributed medical supplies
-30,000 evacuated to Kathmandu

Question 25

Immediate responses Chile

Answer 25

Key route from Santiago (1500m of road damage) was repaired (temporarily) within 24 hrs 90% of power and water restored within 10 days 30 000 small emergency services build - wooden shelters

Question 26

Long term responses Chile

Answer 26

Strong government said it would take 4 yrs to fully recover Strong economy based off copper exports could be rebuilt without the need for much foreign aid.

Question 27

Long term responses Nepal

Answer 27

Foreign aid required. Held an international conference to discuss reconstruction and to seek financial support. Didn't have the economy to support their own recovery.

Question 28

______ is hindered by poverty, reliant on aid and support, and their recovery is ongoing.

Answer 28

Nepal

Question 29

______ responses were rapid an effective.

Answer 29

Chile's leading to a lower death toll.

Question 30

What happened a month after the Chile earthquake?

Answer 30

The Chilean government launched a housing reconstruction plan to help nearly 200,000 households.

Question 31

How long did the president say it could take to rebuild ports and houses in Chile?

Answer 31

Up to 4 years (which is actually a relatively short period of time).

Question 32

GDP Chile

Answer 32

38th highest

Question 33

GDP Nepal

Answer 33

109th highest

Question 34

What percentage of shops were destroyed in Nepal?

Answer 34

50%

Question 35

How many were left without access to clean water and sanitation Nepal?

Answer 35

2 million as water tanks and pipes were destroyed.

Question 36

What did no access to clean water lead to Nepal?

Answer 36

An outbreak of Typhus, killing at least 13 people.

Question 37

A lack of tools and machinery slowed down efforts where?

Answer 37

Nepal, despite foreign aid.

Question 38

Environmental impact Chile earthquake

Answer 38

-contamination of rivers and ocean water from damaged sewage treatment plans

Question 39

Environmental impact Nepal earthquake

Answer 39

-Contaminated water sources - Loss of forest and farmland due to landslides and avalanches -Increased sediment in rivers -Increased risk of flooding downstream from landslides