Geography Paper 1 - Earthquake Case Study

Question 1

Where about was Italy effected by the Earthquake?

Answer 1

L’Aquila - central Italy

Question 2

When was the L’Aquila earthquake?

Answer 2

6th April 2009 - early hours

Question 3

What was the magnitude of the Earthquake in L’Aquila

Answer 3

6.3

Question 4

What caused the Earthquake?

Answer 4

Oceanic African plate subducting under the continental Eurasian plate.

Question 5

What were primary economic issues of the L’Aquila earthquake?

Answer 5

Primary:

• Bussinesses destroyed
• Bridge connecting city to nearby towns destroyed

Question 6

What were secondary economic effects of the L’Aquila earthquake?

Answer 6

Secondary:

• $11.4 Million total damage
• House prices and rents increased
• Decreased tourism in L’Aquila

Question 7

What were primary social effects of the L’Aquila?

Answer 7

Primary:

• 15,000
• 306 People died
• Salvatore Hospital damaged

Question 8

What were secondary Social effects of the L’Aquila earthquake?

Answer 8

Secondary:

• 67,500 people homeless
• University applicants declined
• Fires killed people in damaged buildings

Question 9

What were primary environmental effects of the L’Aquila earthquake?

Answer 9

Primary:

• Destruction of habitats
• 1000 square Km of land affected by surface ruptures

Question 10

What are secondary environmental effects of the L’Aquila earthquake?

Answer 10

Secondary:

• 300 aftershocks up 4.5 on the richter scale
• Landslides triggered by aftershocks

Question 11

What were immediate responses to the L’Aquila earthquake?

Answer 11

• Hotels sheltered 10,000 homeless people
• 40,000 tents issues to homeless
• Italian Red Cross were searching for survivors within an hour

Question 12

Where were long-term responses to the L’Aquila earthquake?

Answer 12

• Taxes cancelled for residents in 2010
• Students university fees scrapped
• Investigation into why ‘earthquake proof buildings’ collapsed.

Question 13

Where was the Nepal Earthquake?

Answer 13

Northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal

Question 14

When was the Nepal Earthquake?

Answer 14

28th April 2015

Question 15

Why were the responses for the L’Aquila earthquake effective?

Answer 15

• Italy is a rich country so the government had available funds after the earthquake
• Emergency response was rapid due to good training
• Excellent medical facilities to treat the injured

Question 16

What was the magnitude of the Nepal Earthquakeon the richter scale?

Answer 16

7.6

Question 17

Why did the Earthquake in Nepal happen?

Answer 17

The continental Indian plate is moving into the continental Eurasian plate.

Question 18

What are primary economic effects of the Nepal earthquake?

Answer 18

Primary:

• International Airport was destroyed
• 50% of shops were destroyed

Question 19

What are secondary economic effects of the Nepal earthquake?

Answer 19

Secondary:

• $10 billion total damage
• Tourism has declined
• Looting broke out

Question 20

What are primary social effects of the Nepal earthquake?

Answer 20

Primary:

• 8,800 people killed
• 26 hospitals destroyed
• Half of schools destroyed

Question 21

What are secondary social effects of the Nepal earthquake?

Answer 21

Secondary:

• 1 million people homeless
• Huge food shortages
• Disease broke out due to buried bodies

Question 22

What are primary environmental effects of the Nepal earthquake?

Answer 22

Primary:

• Death of wildlife species
• Large faults appeared in the ground

Question 23

What are secondary environmental effects of the Nepal earthquake?

Answer 23

Secondary:

• 325 aftershocks
• Avalanche triggered on Mount Everest killing 19 people

Question 24

What are Immediate responses from the Nepal earthquake?

Answer 24

• Search and rescue teams arrived quickly from the UK and India
• Half a million tents issued to the homeless
• Helicopters rescued many people caught in avalanches on Mt Everest.

Question 25

What are long-term responses from the Nepal earthquake?

Answer 25

• 7000 schools need to be rebuilt or repaired
• Stricter controls on building codes to be implemented
• In 2015 Nepal hosted an International conference to seek financial support from other countries

Question 26

Why were the responses not very effective for the Nepal earthquake?

Answer 26

• Nepal is a poor country and does not have reserves of money for disasters like this
• Emergency response was limited due to poor equipment
• Poor building standards meant most buildings collapsed