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A Level Geography
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The Philippines
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Where is the Philippines located?
South
East
Asia
, bounded by the
South
China
Sea and the
Pacific
Ocean
What is the population in the Philippines and how has this changed over time?
114
000
000
, increasing from
20
000
000
in
1960
What is the trend for the growth rate of population for the Philippines?
The
growth
rate
of population is
slowly
decreasing
- population is still
increasing
just at a
slower
rate
than previous
How does the wealth level affect the ability to manage hazards?
Large amounts of the population are
poor
which means that there is
high
vulnerability in the Philippines as well as there being a
high
risk area
How was the Philippines affected by hazards in 2013?
The Philippines suffered from
1
severe earthquake,
7
typhoons,
8
tropical storms and small eruptions of lava and gases
Where was the epicentre of the Bohol Earthquake?
On the island of
Bohol
When was the Bohol Earthquake and what significance does this have?
15th
October
2013
, 2 weeks before
Typhoon
Haiyan
How strong was the Bohol earthquake?
7.2
How many lives were lost and how many were displaced in the Bohol Earthquake?
200
lives lost,
350
000
people displaced
How many aftershocks were there after the Bohol earthquake?
Over
3200
were recorded within
1
month of the initial earthquake
What is Typhoon Haiyan locally known as?
Typhoon
Ulanda
When was Typhoon Haiyan?
8th
November
2013
,
4:40am
How high was the storm surge in Typhoon Haiyan?
25
foot high
How much of the city of Tacloban was destroyed in Typhoon Haiyan?
90%
How many people were affected in Typhoon Haiyan?
14
million
across
46
provinces
How many people died in Typhoon Haiyan?
6300
Why did Typhoon Haiyan cause so much damage?
It was the
strongest
tropical storm on record, it occurred 2 weeks after Earthquake Bohol
How many volcanoes are there in the Philippines?
25
volcanoes