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Geography
Geography - Tectonic Hazards-Effects
Question | Answer |
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What are 'primary effects'? | Impacts caused directly by the natural hazard |
What are 'secondary effects'? | The after-effects that occur as indirect impacts of a natural event, the knock-on effects of primary impacts |
What are 'immediate responses'? | The reaction of people as the disaster happens and in the immediate aftermath |
What are 'long term responses'? | : Later reactions that occur in the weeks, months and years after the event |
When did the earthquake happen in Christchurch, New Zealand? | 2011 |
What type of earthquake happened in Christchurch? | Destructive margin - Indo-Australian and Pacific plates |
What were the primary effects of the Christchurch earthquake? | 185 deaths, over 3000 injured, 100,000 properties damaged |
What were the secondary effects of the Christchurch earthquake? | 2200 people in temporary housing, schools closed for 2 weeks. It will take 50-100 years for the economy to recover |
What were the immediate responses to the Christchurch earthquake? | $6-7 million of international aid, rescue crews from UK, USA and Australia, provided support & 30,000 residents were provided with chemical toilets |
What were the long term responses to the Christchurch earthquake? | 10,000 affordable homes were constructed, the government provided temporary housing, 1/5 of the population migrated from the city |
When did the earthquake happen in Port-au-Prince, Haiti? | 2010 |
What type of earthquake happened in Haiti? | Conservative margin - Caribbean and North American plates |
What were the primary effects of the Haiti earthquake? | 230,000 death, 300,000 injured, 1.3 million people lost their homes |
What were the secondary effects of the Haiti earthquake? | Cholera outbreak killed over 8000 people, loss of income from tourism & 1 million living in camps 1 year after |
What were the immediate responses to the Haiti earthquake? | Rescue provided by US Marines, mass graves, violence & looting |
What were the long term responses to the Haiti earthquake? | The EU gave $330 million, the World Bank waived debt repayments for 5 years, some refugees moved to the Dominican Republic |