The Philippines - Multi-hazardous environment Case Study

Question 1

Location information

Answer 1

• Sits on 4 plate margins
• Composed of many mountainous islands
• Coastline has one of largest fetches in the world
• Manila, population of 1.8 million

Question 2

Hazards in the area

Answer 2

• 20 earthquakes a day
• Tropical storms (70% of deaths in last 100 years were from this)
• From 2012-2020, 7 cyclones have caused $280bn of damage
• LIC makes them susceptible and vulnerable
• Rapid population growth means more at danger, demand for space meaning deforestation occurs
• Monsoons
• 25 active volcanoes
• Droughts
• El Nino/La Nina

Question 3

Human impacts

Answer 3

• Poor governance (not spreading population)
• High population density
• Deforestation of mangroves
• Poor quality of living standards
• Terracing of hillsides