Tectonics (L'Aquila and Gorkha)

Question 1

L’Aquila- Date, and magnitude

Answer 1

2009
6.3

Question 2

Gorkha- Date and Magnitude

Answer 2

2015
7.8

Question 2

Italy vs Nepal- GDP per Capital

Answer 2

Italy: $32,000
Nepal: $800

Question 2

L’Aquila primary effects

Answer 2

300 deaths, 400 injured, 15,000 destroyed buildings
San Salvatore Hospital evacutated

Question 2

Gurkha primary effects

Answer 2

Over 9000 dead. 20000 injured.600,000 buildings destroyed

Question 3

L’Aquila secondary effects

Answer 3

Lootings occurred
Landslides
The lack of housing for all residents meant house prices and rents increased.
‘red zones’ still exist, which has reduced the amount of business, tourism and income.

Question 4

Gorkha secondary effects

Answer 4

Rice harvest ruined
Tourist and employment fell 32%
$5bn damage

Question 5

L’Aquila primary responses

Answer 5

40,00 tents provided
Hotels provided shelter for 10,000 people
The Italian Red Cross was searching for survivors supported by a temporary hospital
Essential utility bills subsidised by govt.

Question 6

Gorkha primary responses

Answer 6

Helicopter evac due to Mt Everest avalanches
$200 million given by the Asian development bank
Water purifies provided by oxfam

Question 7

L’Aquila Secondary responses

Answer 7

No taxes paid by the residents of the area
Local University fees scrapped for 2 years
Italian post office gave free postage to small businesses
Torch-lit procession

Question 8

Gurkha secondary responses

Answer 8

Stricter building codes
7000 schools re built
Cash for Work program
15,000 families restarted their lost businesses

Question 9

Ridge pull/slab push

Answer 9

Ridges of plate are pulled down by gravity, slab pull where the plates are forced back into the mandle due to gravity