paper 1 case studys

Question 1

primary effects of the typhoon haiyan

Answer 1

90% of tacloban was destroyed
6190 people died
4.1 million people were made homeless
three quaters of farmers and fishermen lost their income the UN totalled the recovery costs for agriculture and fishing at us 724$ milllion

Question 2

secondary effects of typhoon haiyan

Answer 2

.the flooding caused surface and groundwater to be contaminated with sea water
.an oil barge ran aground and causing 800,000 litres of oil being leaked this contaminated 10 hectares of mangroves and fishing waters

Question 3

immediate responnses of typhoon haiyan

Answer 3

800,000 people were evacuated
33 countries and international organisations pledged help
the president telivised a warning

Question 4

long term responses to typhoon haiyan

Answer 4

a new storm surge warning system
mangroves replanted in order the protect from future storm surges

Question 5

primary effects of the christchurch earthquake (hic)

Answer 5

185 people died around 2000 people were injured
80% city without electricity
50% of central city buildings were severly damaged

Question 6

secondary impacts of the christchurch earthquake (hic)

Answer 6

businesses were put out of action for long periods cuasing losses of income and 50,000 jobs
there was sever damage to roads
christchurch could no longer host rugby world cup matches

Question 7

immediate responses to the christchurch earthquake (hic)

Answer 7

chemical toilets were provided to 30,000 residents
the ‘farmy army’ made up of 800 farmers brought machinery to help clean up the city

Question 8

long term responses to the christchurch earthquake (hic)

Answer 8

temporary housing was provided though some residents chose to move away and havent returned
many non goverment organisations including save the children helped with long term recovery efforts

Question 9

primary effects of the Nepal earthquake

Answer 9

.buildings collapsed leaving over 8,000 dead and over 16,000 injured 1/3 of the pop was affected
.26 hospitals and 50% of schools destroyed
.severe damage to infrastructure (power roads)

Question 10

secondary impacts of the Nepal earthquake

Answer 10

.avalanches e.g. Mt Everest killed 19 sherpas and tourists
.landslides meant nearly 40,000 people were cut off due to blocked roads
.fall in tourism because fear of more EQs tourism is 10% of Nepal’s GDP

Question 11

immediate responses to the Nepal earthquake

Answer 11

.local people helped clear and search rubble
.search and rescue teams arrived from the UK Pakistan and China
.the UN provided medical supplies and set up field hospitals

Question 12

long-term responses to the Nepal earthquake

Answer 12

.8 months after $274 million of aid was pledged by the EU, UN
.money was spent on rebuilding houses monuments, 7000 schools.
Durbar square heritage sites reopened in June 2015 to encourage tourists to return

Question 13

somerset levels floods social impacts

Answer 13

.over 600 houses flooded
.16 farms evacuated
.residents evacuated to temporary accommodation
.power supplies cut off

Question 14

somerset levels economic impacts

Answer 14

.somerset county estimated the total cost of the flood to be more than $10 million
.local roads cut off affecting businesses
. over 14,000 acres of agricultural land was under water

Question 15

somerset levels environmental impacts

Answer 15

.floodwaters were heavily contaminated with sewage and other pollutants including oil
.much of the soil was severally damaged after 3 months under millions of tonnes of water
.could take up to 2 years to restore the soil chemistry

Question 16

somerset levels how management strategies can reduce the risk

Answer 16

.in 2018 some of the river tone and Parratt were dredged to increase the capacity of the river channel a total of 130,000 cubic meters of silt was removed
.river banks were raised and strengthened
. road levels have been raised in places to enable businesses to continue to operate during floods