Case Study - The Philippines

Question 1

Where is the island of The Philippines located?

Answer 1

Southeast Asia in the Western Pacific Ocean

Question 2

What is the population density of the country?

Answer 2

385.2 people per km2

Question 3

What percentage of the 115.6 million people are vulnerable to hazards?

Answer 3

74%

Question 4

What Ring is the Philippines located on?

Answer 4

Pacific Ring of Fire

Question 5

What plate boundaries are most common along the Philippines and what does this usually result in?

Answer 5

Convergent boundaries leading to Volcanoes and Earthquakes

Question 6

How many active volcanoes can be found on the island?

Answer 6

24

Question 7

What type of plate boundary is The Philippines on?

Answer 7

Destructive

Question 8

Give an example of a volcanic hazard in the Philippines

Answer 8

Mt Pinatubo (1991) caused over 700 deaths and 200,000 left homeless

Question 9

Give an example of a seismic hazard in the Philippines

Answer 9

A 1990 earthquake in Luzon killed over 1,500 people

Question 10

How many tropical storms does the Philippines get a year?

Answer 10

Around 10 a year

Question 11

In which direction do the majority of the tropical storms travel?

Answer 11

Develop in the Pacific Ocean travelling westward

Question 12

The Philippines is an LIC, why are they so prepared for hazards?

Answer 12

People have experienced them before and therefore prepare for them e.g. widening rivers and stockpiling foods

Question 13

Prior to 2009, what was wrong with how the Philippines approached hazard management?

Answer 13

It was reactive and all funding was put into responses not prevention or preparation

Question 14

From 2009, name 2 strategies that the Philippines has invested in

Answer 14

• Preventing people building in high risk areas
• Monitoring hazards and developing early warning systems