1.13 Nepal Structure

Question 1

when was the nepal eq

Answer 1

2015

Question 2

magnitude and mercalli

Answer 2

7.8, 9

Question 3

what happened to my everest

Answer 3

avalanche that killed 21 people

Question 4

nepalese housing

Answer 4

they share inherited property so tall thin houses split vertically
5 million people crammed in poor concrete buildings and narrow alleys

Question 5

access to schooling

Answer 5

damaged school in a mountain environment is difficult
6k schools destroyed
illiteracy rates 71% of men

Question 6

caste structure

Answer 6

dalits and janjatis lived in stone mud houses that collapse in tremors
higher caste houses 80% intact
more debris reduces food supply as it’s contaminated

Question 7

why is inequality not always inevitable

Answer 7

tectonic setting determines nature of hazard (90% in pacific)
governance can reduce vulnerability (california)
education reduce vulnerability (japan)

Question 8

dimensions of inequality

Answer 8

DWAGES
assets
entitlements (access to public services)
political (who can vote)
caste