Haiti Geography Case Study 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyCase studiesASWJEC Created by: Matthew CoxCreated on: 20-01-14 19:52 How rigorous were the building regulations in Haiti? Virtually non-existent. 1 of 27 What was held in Haiti in 2010 after the earthquake? A general election. 2 of 27 What was the impact on government? Presidential palace seriously damaged, loss of ministers, lack of organisation. 3 of 27 What was the impact on the justice system? Very few trials were able to be held, people held in prison for months without trial. Problem because of looting. 4 of 27 What was the effect on the economy? Haiti's economy became aid-dependent. 5 of 27 How many people were homeless? 2.3 Million 6 of 27 How many people left Port-au-Prince? 604,000 7 of 27 What percentage of the population are under 18? 50% 8 of 27 How many hospital beds are there to every 1000 people? 1.3 9 of 27 How many people left for the Dominican Republic? 300,000. 10 of 27 How many buildings were destroyed? 300,000. 11 of 27 How many people died? 220,000. 12 of 27 How many prisoners escaped? 4000. 13 of 27 What happened to communications? Phone lines down, roads disrupted and broken, many cars destroyed. 14 of 27 How many paved roads are there in Haiti? Four. 15 of 27 Which charity's hospital collapsed? MSF. 16 of 27 What natural event hampered what? Hurricane hampered shelter-building. 17 of 27 What leaked out of factories? Chemicals and oil. 18 of 27 Where did people start to build new houses and why was this a problem? What worsened that problem? People started to build on flood plans, prone to floods. Many coral reefs destroyed so even less protection in the form of wave-breakers. 19 of 27 How many aftershocks were there? 52. 20 of 27 How much did the EU pledge? 330,000,000 euros. 21 of 27 How much did the US pledge? $100,000,000 22 of 27 What effect did infrastructure damage have on businesses? Couldn't transport goods, production industries virtually non-existent. 23 of 27 By how much did GDP fall in 2010? $5.2 billion. 24 of 27 What percentage of the population are below the poverty line? 80% 25 of 27 How much was the total damage estimated at? $7.8 billion. 26 of 27 On which sort of boundary does Haiti lie and what are the two plates? Conservative boundary. Caribbean and North American. 27 of 27
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