GCSE Geography Case Studies
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- Geography Case Studies
- Haiti (LIC) Earthquake
- 7.8 on Richter Scale
- Lasted 45 Seconds
- 230,000 died
- 70% of buildings destroyed
- 1.3 Million left homeless
- 59 Aftershocks
- $13 Billion given in Aid
- 5000 children orphaned
- 3 Million Affected
- Japan (HIC) Earthquake and Tsunami (And Storm Surge)
- 9 on Richter Scale
- 114,000 homes destroyed
- 19,135 dead
- 32 bridges destroyed
- $309 Billion of Damage
- 1 Million people were left without water
- 4 Million people without power
- 183,000 in shelters
- 50 MPH Tsunami
- Fukishima will take 40 years to clean up
- The Thar Desert
- Area: 77,000 square miles
- Population: 16,600,000
- Most densely populated desert
- In India and Pakistan
- Less than 250 mm of rain per year (Normally July - September)
- The temperature ranges from 22 to 26 degrees celcius in summer
- The temperature ranges from 4 to 10 degrees Celsius in winter
- The temperature ranges from 4 to 10 degrees Celsius in winter
- Typhoon Haiyan
- 90% of Tacloban Destroyed
- 30,000 fishing boats destroyed
- 40,000 homes destroyed
- 400 mm of rain
- 6,300 people killed
- 6 meter storm surge
- $20 Billion cost
- 14 Million people affected
- 6 Million lost their source of income
- 8th November 2013
- Category 5
- 315 KM/H Winds
- Haiti (LIC) Earthquake
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