tectonics case studies and facts Flashcards
what amount of government officials were killed in Haiti
1/4
what was the magnitude of the earthquake in Haiti
7.0
what focus did the Haiti earthquake have
13km, which increased ground shaking
what prevented crucial aid supplies coming in for Haiti
only airport, several ports and few ports were damaged
when was there an outbreak of cholera in Haiti and how many deaths and how many affected
October 2010, by 2015 over 9,000 dead and 720,000 affected
how many Haitians were still living in temporary housing or camps by 2015
80,000
what meant that the earthquake caused a large amount of damage in Haiti
Haiti is a developing country with poorly built slum housing, dense urban areas, people living in poverty, so didn’t have the education to know what to do or how to cope, limited resources they did have were already being spent on disease
what magnitude did the China earthquake have
7.9
what did the China earthquake trigger
landslides that led to a quarter of all related deaths
when was the Haiti earthquake
January 2010
when was the China earthquake
May 2008
despite high levels of development in China what meant that the earthquake still had a large impact
high levels of corruption in the government meant that there were many poorly built buildings that crushed and killed thousands of people
how many school children were killed from schools collapsing in china
5,335
what was a positive if the Haiti earthquake
meant that the government became better at coping with natural threats, told people to get to high ground during hurricane sandy
what percent of planned reconstructions had been started two years after the earthquake in china
99% of 29,704
what percent of destroyed farmhouses had been rebuilt after two years in china
99% of the 196,000
how many soldiers and relief workers were sent in China after the earthquake
130,000
what in china meant that disease did not spread that Haiti failed to do
medical services quickly restored
how much money did the Chinese government pledge for rebuilding works and what did Chinese banks do
US$10 billion, banks wrote of debts of any survivors who did not have insurance
when was the Japanese earthquake
March 2011
what was the magnitude of the Japanese earthquake
9.0
how high were the waves of the Japan earthquake and how far inland did they go
10 metres high and surged 10km inland
what nuclear power plant was damaged in Japan and how many people had to be evacuated
the Fukishima Daiichi Nuclear power plant, 47,000 people
how many countries helped Japan
20
