Haiti Earthquake 2010

• What was one human cause of the Haiti earthquake?

  Poor infrastructure in Haiti
• How did poor infrastructure contribute to the damage caused by the Haiti earthquake?

  It made buildings more likely to collapse and trap people inside
• What was a significant consequence of the Haiti earthquake regarding the population?

  316,000 people died, leading to many children being orphaned
• What social issue arose for young girls as a consequence of the Haiti earthquake?

  Many young girls turned to prostitution
• When did the Haiti earthquake occur?

  12 January 2010
• What was one physical cause of the Haiti earthquake?

  Haiti lies on a conservative plate boundary
• How does the movement of the North American and Caribbean plates contribute to earthquakes?

  Friction builds up and is suddenly released as an earthquake
• What was one significant impact of the earthquake on hospitals?

  Many hospitals were destroyed, leading to overcrowding
• What disease spread as a consequence of the overcrowding in hospitals after the earthquake?

  Cholera
• What was one short-term response to the Haiti earthquake?

  Bottled water and purification tablets were handed out
• What was the effectiveness of the short-term response to prevent cholera?

  It was not effective as 10,000 people still died of cholera
• What was one long-term response to the Haiti earthquake?

  To rebuild buildings to a higher standard
• Why was the long-term response to rebuild buildings not effective?

  Haiti is an LIDC with reduced funds, leaving many homeless