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Question 1

Where did the Haiti earthquake occur?

Answer 1

Haiti, Caribbean Islands

Question 2

What type of plate margin is associated with the Haiti earthquake?

Answer 2

Conservative plate margin (Caribbean and North American plates)

Question 3

When did the Haiti earthquake occur?

Answer 3

12th January, 2010

Question 4

What was the magnitude of the Haiti earthquake on the Richter Scale?

Answer 4

7.0

Question 5

How many people died as a result of the Haiti earthquake?

Answer 5

220,000 dead

Question 6

How many homes were damaged or destroyed in the Haiti earthquake?

Answer 6

300,000 homes damaged or destroyed

Question 7

What was one of the primary effects of the Haiti earthquake related to hospitals?

Answer 7

8 hospitals destroyed in Port-au-Prince

Question 8

Fill in the blank: The cost of the Haiti earthquake was $_______ billion.

Answer 8

11.5 billion

Question 9

What was a significant immediate response to the Haiti earthquake?

Answer 9

USA sent ships, helicopters and army for search and rescue

Question 10

What long-term response involved cash for work programs in Haiti?

Answer 10

Programs set up to clear rubble to give locals jobs

Question 11

Where did the L’Aquila earthquake occur?

Answer 11

Italy, Southern Europe

Question 12

What type of plate margin is associated with the L’Aquila earthquake?

Answer 12

Destructive Plate Margin (African and Eurasian Plates)

Question 13

When did the L’Aquila earthquake occur?

Answer 13

6th April, 2009

Question 14

What was the magnitude of the L’Aquila earthquake on the Richter Scale?

Answer 14

6.3

Question 15

How many people died as a result of the L’Aquila earthquake?

Answer 15

308 people died

Question 16

How many buildings collapsed during the L’Aquila earthquake?

Answer 16

10 - 15,000 buildings collapsed

Question 17

Fill in the blank: The estimated cost of the L’Aquila earthquake was $_______ million.

Answer 17

11,434 million

Question 18

What was an immediate response to the L’Aquila earthquake?

Answer 18

Italian ambulance, fire engines and army began searching

Question 19

What was a long-term response for residents in L’Aquila?

Answer 19

Residents did not have to pay taxes in 2010

Question 20

Where did the Typhoon Haiyan disaster occur?

Answer 20

Philippines, Asia

Question 21

When did Typhoon Haiyan occur?

Answer 21

November, 2013

Question 22

How many people died as a result of Typhoon Haiyan?

Answer 22

6,300 dead

Question 23

What was the impact on homes during Typhoon Haiyan?

Answer 23

40,000 homes destroyed = 90% of Tacloban

Question 24

Fill in the blank: During Typhoon Haiyan, _______ fishing boats were destroyed.

Answer 24

30,000

Question 25

What was a primary effect of Typhoon Haiyan related to employment?

Answer 25

6 million lost their income/employment

Question 26

What was a significant immediate response to Typhoon Haiyan?

Answer 26

People evacuated to 1200 evacuation centres

Question 27

What long-term response involved rebuilding efforts after Typhoon Haiyan?

Answer 27

Thousands of new homes built in flood safe areas

Question 28

Where did the Somerset floods occur?

Answer 28

Somerset, south-west England

Question 29

When did the Somerset floods occur?

Answer 29

January and February, 2014

Question 30

What was the estimated cost of the Somerset floods?

Answer 30

£10 million

Question 31

an environmental impact of the sommerset flood was that:

Answer 31

14,000 hectares of farmland were under water for weeks.

Question 32

What was one environmental effect of the Somerset floods?

Answer 32

Floodwater contained sewage and chemicals which contaminated farmland

Question 33

What action was taken to reduce the risk of future floods in Somerset?

Answer 33

Dredging of the River Tone and the River Parratt

Question 34

What type of infrastructure was elevated to help during future floods in Somerset?

Answer 34

Roads

Question 35

What were embankments used for in Somerset to prevent flooding?

Answer 35

Raised river banks to hold more water

Question 36

examples of aid for Aquilla earthquake

Answer 36

red cross raised 171,000 to help with immediate relief

Question 37

secondary impact for Aquilla earthquake

Answer 37

67500 people were made homeless

Question 38

long term response for Aquilla earthquake

Answer 38

20 000 homes were built

Question 39

secondary impact for Haiti earthquake

Answer 39

1.3 million Haitians om temporary housing

Question 40

immediate response for haiti earthquake

Answer 40

-red cross set up temporary hospitals -UK and USA raised 100 million for emergency aid

Question 41

LONG TERM response for haiti earthquake

Answer 41

-world bank gave 100 million to support long term reconstruction -3/4 of the buildings were repaired