Tectonics case studies

Question 1

What was the date of the Haiti earthquake?

Answer 1

2010

Question 2

What was the magnitude of the Haiti earthquake?

Answer 2

7.0

Question 3

In terms of the Haiti earthquake, how many people were injured ?

Answer 3

300 000

Question 4

In terms of the Haiti earthquake, how many people were killed?

Answer 4

Over 200 000

Question 5

In terms of the Haiti earthquake, how many people were made homeless?

Answer 5

1.3 million

Question 6

In terms of the Haiti earthquake, how many buildings collapsed?

Answer 6

70%

Question 7

In terms of the Haiti earthquake, what was the main reasons that turned this earthquake into a disaster?

Answer 7

How vulnerable Haiti already was: poor, seismically active region, poor governance, poor planning and a lack of public awareness

Question 8

In terms of the Haiti earthquake, what was the most impacted area?

Answer 8

Port-au-Prince as it was closest to epicentre

Question 9

In terms of the Haiti earthquake, what main infrastructure was destroyed?

Answer 9

Key government buildings, airport and dock

Question 10

In terms of the Haiti earthquake, what did the destruction of the airport and dock mean?

Answer 10

Access was difficult which enhanced the slow rescue efforts

Question 11

In terms of the Haiti earthquake, how many cholera cases had been identified by 2011?

Answer 11

A year after the disaster, more than 500 000 cases had been identified

Question 12

In terms of the Haiti earthquake, what were they completely dependent on for recovery?

Answer 12

International aid

Question 13

In terms of the Haiti earthquake, what was capital invested into improving?

Answer 13

Funds went into rebuilding the economy NOT helping the population

Question 14

In terms of the Haiti earthquake, what was management like?

Answer 14

Bad; mismanagement of funds, bad governance in recovery camps, cholera outbreak

Question 15

In terms of the Haiti earthquake, what are they now currently experiencing after the disaster?

Answer 15

Brain drain

Question 16

What was the date of the China earthquake?

Answer 16

2008

Question 17

What was the magnitude of the China earthquake?

Answer 17

7.9

Question 18

How many people were made homeless by the china earthquake?

Answer 18

5 million

Question 19

How many were injured due to the china earthquake?

Answer 19

Over 375 000

Question 20

How many people died due to the china earthquake?

Answer 20

80 000

Question 21

In terms of the china earthquake, what did their location mean?

Answer 21

Damage was concentrated in rural areas and small towns (less populated)

Question 22

In terms of the china earthquake, what secondary events occurred?

Answer 22

Landslides- damaged roads, water pipes
Flooding
Destruction of public service buildings

Question 23

In terms of the china earthquake, why was their vulnerability enhanced?

Answer 23

Local government corruption, building codes ignored (cheaper to)

Question 24

In terms of the china earthquake, how quickly did the government respond?

Answer 24

Within hours, 130 000 soldiers and relief workers were deployed, medical services quickly restored

Question 25

In terms of the china earthquake, how many soldiers were deployed after the event?

Answer 25

130 000

Question 26

In terms of the china earthquake, how much was pledged by the government for rebuilding?

Answer 26

10 billion- wealthy paid for damage

Question 27

Why is the Philippians referred to as disaster prone?

Answer 27

It is a multiple hazard zone/hot spot

Question 28

How many islands is the Philippians made up of?

Answer 28

7000

Question 29

What is the population of the Philippians?

Answer 29

98 million

Question 30

What type of hazards does the Philippians experience?

Answer 30

Hydrometeological and geophysical