How did the Red Cross help in the refugee camps?

Red Cross worked with 5 people to make a disaster response

What happened to the displaced people?

500 very overcrowded refugee camps were established

How did they improve prediction after the earthquake?

3 seismometers and 3 seismic stations were installed by 2011

What did the Red Cross do as part of responses?

They sent 14,000 meals + 15,000L water + treated 95,000

Which management is true?

They set up a radio programme on earthquake safety

What was the secondary impact on the economy?

The clothing industry got destroyed and 1/5 lost their jobs

What did nearby countries do to help?

The Dominican Republic opened its borders + gave supplies

What was the main problem with the Haitian government?

They were corrupt, only 2% of aid money reached the people

What was the location of the epicentre?

15km south west of Port au Prince and 13km deep

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Haiti Earthquake 2010

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A #geography quiz about the #Haiti #earthquake in 2010 for the #AQA #ALevel

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1
Who banged who? (plates)
Eurasian and African
South American and Nazca
North American and Caribbean
China and terracotta
2
How many homes were destroyed?
236,000
251,000
250,000
980,000
3
What time was it?
8.26 pm
4.53 am
4.53 pm
8.26 am
4
How did the Red Cross help in the refugee camps?
They helped to create community areas for people to eat
They helped to set up temporary shelters
The Red Cross helped to educate children in the camps
Red Cross worked with 5 people to make a disaster response
5
When was it?
January 12th 2010
January 22th 2010
February 23rd 2011
February 2nd 2010
6
How many people were displaced?
4.5 million people
1.5 million people
56,000 people
788,000 people
7
What happened to the displaced people?
They were sold as slaves to the north Amercians
60,000 people were evacuated to America
500 very overcrowded refugee camps were established
They were rehoused in other Caribbean islands
8
What percentage of buildings were destroyed in Jacmel?
67%
63%
61%
60%
9
How much money did the EU give?
£70 million
50,000 moneys
$250 million
$330 million
10
How many people died?
26,000 (UN - 87,000)
18,000 (UN - 16,000)
316,000 (UN - 230,000)
787,000 (UN - 988,000)
11
Which of these is a secondary impact?
50,000 people died of starvation
78,000 people died of typhoid
4 people killed themselves because of stress
9,200 people died of cholera
12
How did they improve prediction after the earthquake?
They set up a network of 12 seismometers
They held educational community classes in the town centre
They set up an observation centre
3 seismometers and 3 seismic stations were installed by 2011
13
How many school were destroyed?
4,000
4,500
3,987
87,000
14
What magnitude was it?
6.8
7.0
7.4
7.3
15
What did the Red Cross do as part of responses?
They sent 14,000 meals + 15,000L water + treated 95,000
They provided 6 million bottles of water
They gave out free contraceptives
They gave out 50 tonnes of free food and water
16
Which management is true?
They set up a zoning system
They set up a radio programme on earthquake safety
Tsunami warning programme
They made exclusion zones
17
What was the secondary impact on the economy?
The clothing industry got destroyed and 1/5 lost their jobs
The harvest got destroyed so exports were low
112 businesses got flooded and people lost their jobs
The tourist industry collapsed. FULL STOP
18
What did nearby countries do to help?
The UK allowed them to come into the country to be safe
America gave out helpful emergency supplies
The Dominican Republic told them where to put it
The Dominican Republic opened its borders + gave supplies
19
How many people got a little injured?
302,000
300,000
256,000
78,000
20
What was the main problem with the Haitian government?
They were inbred
They obviously didn't know how to distribute moneyyss
They fled the country and left the people to deal with it
They were corrupt, only 2% of aid money reached the people
21
What was the location of the epicentre?
84km west of Port au Prince and 56km deep
48km south west of Port au Prince and 17km deep
23km north west of Port au Prince and 23km deep
15km south west of Port au Prince and 13km deep

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