Tectonic processes and hazards Flashcards
What magnitude was the Nepal earthquake in 2015?
7.8
Where is Nepal situated?
Between India and China
What plate boundaries does it sit on?
Boundary between the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates
Where was the epicentre of the Nepal 2015 earthquake?
80km northwest of Kathmandu at a depth of 15 km
What were the consequences of the Nepal 2015 earthquake?
8633 died
21 000 injured
3 million homeless
Define a natural hazard.
A naturally occurring process or event that has the potential to affect people.
Define a natural disaster.
A major natural hazard that causes significant social, environmental and economic damage.
Define vulnerability.
The ability to anticipate, cope with, resist and recover from a natural hazard.
What does Degg’s disaster model show?
How the overlap of a natural hazard and vulnerability can cause a disaster
When does a disaster generally happen?
When a natural hazard strikes a vulnerable population that can’t cope using its own resources.
How did the time of earthquake affect Nepal’s vulnerability and the effect of the earthquake?
It occurred at midday when most people were at work - many tending their fields.
Helped to reduce the death toll considerably, although many did return to damaged or destroyed homes.
How did Nepal’s population density affect Nepal’s vulnerability and the effect of the earthquake?
Has a fairly low population density.
Worst damage was in the rural areas.
How did Nepal’s GDP affect its vulnerability and the effect of the earthquake?
One of the world’s poorest countries (2016: 197th out of 226 in GDP per capita) so Nepalese were unprepared for the earthquake
How did Nepal’s infrastructure affect its vulnerability and the effect of the earthquake?
Weak infrastructure was severely damaged or destroyed in the area of the earthquake
How did the aftershocks of
