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17 Cards in this Set
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HAITI: Cultural Vulnerability 1. Overview |
Political Instability Poverty Population Density |
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HAITI: Cultural Vulnerability 2. Political Instability |
History: Colonialism Spanish then French Slave revolt 1804 Dictatorship: Corruption (Papa & Baby Doc), lack of preparation / investment |
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HAITI: Cultural Vulnerability 3. Poverty |
Poorest country is the W. Hemisphere 70% live below the poverty line Lack of education, 52% literacy rates |
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HAITI: Cultural Vulnerability 4. Population density |
Slum bulding: no building codes, Carrefour 363 per km2 people compared to 13 in NZ Largest urban area Port-au-Prince, 900,000 |
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HAITI: Naturall Vulnerability Overview |
Plate boundaries: N American & Caribbean Fault line: EPG fault Island location: Hispaniola Deforestation: 2% forested
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HAITI: Natural Processes 1. Overview |
Convection Currents Plate Tectonics EQ processes |
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HAITI: Natural Processes 2. Convection Currents |
Heat is released from the core > into the mantle > causing magma to rise > magma cools and sinks> processes is repeated > creation of convection cells |
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HAITI: Natural Processes 3. Plate tectonics |
Earths crust broken into plates > plates > sit on top of the mantle and are moved by convection cells. Haiti is located between N American and the Caribbean plate. Plates are sliding past each other (transform) at a rate of 20mm per year.
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HAITI: Natural Processes 4. Earthquake Process |
P.S.R.M.W The movement of the plates leads pressure and stress building up on the fault line (EPG fault). Stress get to great and ruptures releasing the plates and causing movement. The place where the rupture is called the focus and energy in the form of seismic waves is released. Waves reach the surface and cause shaking. |
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HAITI: Cultural Effects 1. Overview |
P.E.S Political Economical Social |
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HAITI: Cultural Effects 2. Political
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80% of all Governmental buildings were extremely damaged including the Presidential Palace. Then President, Rene Preval and his government are unable to respond no provisions for a response. |
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HAITI: Cultural Effects 3. Economical |
Port destroyed unable to import / export (trade) Airport temporarily damaged Iron Market destroyed no place to meet for informal trading Infrastructure severely damaged and unable to support economic activity. Cost of recovery est. $8-14 billion |
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HAITI: Cultural Effects 3. Social |
240,000 killed 300,000 physically injured (even more mentally injured) 1 million homeless Required basic needs to be provided (food, water, shelter, medicine) |
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HAITI: Natural Effects 1. Overview |
F.L.U.S.H.T Fissures: road around the capital / epicentre Liquefaction: around the port Uplift: Coral reefs risen out of the Caribbean sea Subsidence: Up to 50m Land reclaimed by sea Horizontal movement: Tsunami: Petit Paradis |
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HAITI: Response 1. Overview Short term Response
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Short term Survivors: Search, Safety, Medical attention, Food & Water, Shelter American Red cross: Assessment, Rescue, Treatment, Supplies, Accomodation |
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HAITI: Response 2. Overview Long term Recovery, Rebuilding, Resolution |
Long term Survivors: Recovery, Rebuilding, Resolution American Red cross: Recovery, Rebuilding, Resolution |
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HAITI: FACT FILE OVERVIEW |
Date: 5pm, 12th Jan, 2010 Epicentre: Leogane Focus: Shallow depth 10km, Location: 15km SW of Capital Strength: 7.0 Richter X Mercalli Death toll: 230,000 Injured: 300,000 Homeless: 1 million Cost of Recovery: $8-14 billion
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