Haiti Earthwuake Flashcards

1
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When was it (haiti earthquake)

A

2010 12 jan

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2
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What level eartquake (haiti earthquake)

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Mag 7

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3
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What plate boundary (haiti eathquake)

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Conservative between North America and Carribean

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4
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Where did it hit (haiti earthquake)

A

Haiti Sw of capital port au prince

Epicentre 25km

Focus 13km

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5
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Prim effetcs (haiti earthquake)

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316000 dead
300000 injured
180000homes destroyed
8hospitals collapsed
5000schools damged and all 3 unis collapsed

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Sec effetcs (haiti earthquake)

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Forced insie squalid camps limited water and sanitation with spread of cholera throughouyt
1.5 mill homeless
Factories closed economic loss
Looting and crime increased due to collapse of giv and police force

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7
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Short term relief (haiti earthquake)

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Support from international aid
Tempoary supplies from usa
Uk disaster commision raised more then 100million

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8
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Long term relief (haiti earthquake)

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235,000 people from port au prince moved
3/4 buildings inspected and repaired

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9
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Prep of buildings (haiti earthquake)

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Haiti has monitoring systems
People inspect and repair houses with cheap materials to seismic proof it

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10
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Predictions (haiti earthquake)

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New monitoring systems

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