The Philippenes: A Hazard Hotspot

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What type of plate boundary does the Philippines sit on?
A oceanic-oceanic convergent plate margin with the Pacific Plate being subducted under the Philippine sea plate at the Izu-Ogasawara Trench.
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How many active volcanoes are in the Philippines?
22
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Why are the northern and eastern Coasts particularly vulnerable?
They face the Pacific ocean- the world's most tsunami prone zone
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How many of the world's top 10 most natural hazard vulnerable cities are located in the Philippines
8/10
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Why are landslides common?
Steep topography, high levels of deforestation and high rainfall and frequency of earthquakes
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what percentage of the population live in poverty?
25%
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How do typhoons affect the phillipines?
Affected by around 15 per year, directly struck by 6-9
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How many monsoons does the Philippines suffer each year?
around 20
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30% of the population live...?
within 30km of a volcano
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What happened in 2013?
the Philippines was struck by 3 natural disasters within 3 months. Bohol earthquake in Oct, typhoon Haiyan in Nov and Floods in Jan 2014
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How many people were killed in typhoon Haiyan?
6340
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How was agriculture affected by typhoon Haiyan?
An agricultural area worth 18% of GDP was badly damaged which caused numerous amounts of rice and sugar crops to be destroyed resulting in increased food prices
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What were the main causes of death following the Mt Pinatubo eruption of 1991
300 killed by collapsing roofs, 100 from lahars, 450 approx from diseases in evacuation centres inc. measles
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What was a global effect of the mt Pinatubo eruption?
The world was cooled by 0.5 degrees C between 1991 and 1993
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how many people were displaced due to the Bohol earthquake?
348,000
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why is the Philippines at such a high risk of floods?
Because low pressure air blows over the Pacific Ocean causing heavy rainfall
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