Unit 1A - Tectonic Hazards - Case Study - Earthquake in LIC: Haiti

Question 1

When was Haiti earthquake?

Answer 1

12th January 2010

Question 2

Haiti Earthquake plate boundary type?

Answer 2

Conservative

Question 3

Deaths amount?

Answer 3

Over 200,000

Question 4

Injured amount?

Answer 4

300,000

Question 5

Number of schools destroyed?

Answer 5

4,000

Question 6

% of government buildings effected?

Answer 6

60%

Question 7

Number of people homeless?

Answer 7

1.5 million

Question 8

Death of cholera amount?

Answer 8

5,899

Question 9

Amount of people living in temporary accommodation?

Answer 9

600,000

Question 10

Many children became…

Answer 10

Orphans

Question 11

Haiti suffered from a loss of which industry?

Answer 11

Tourism

Question 12

How much did Haiti appeal raise? Provided people with what?

Answer 12

£107 million, provided tents, water and food

Question 13

Time it took to get help and where from?

Answer 13

48 hours from abroad e.g. UK, US

Question 14

What happened to tens of thousands of bodies?

Answer 14

Buried in mass graves

Question 15

How did agencies help people earn money after earthquake?

Answer 15

Cash for work programmes

Question 16

What they do to buildings when re-building them?

Answer 16

Earthquake proof all new ones

Question 17

What did aid agencies provide people with to improve sanitation?

Answer 17

600 toilets and washing areas