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Geography Edexcel GCSE Case Study SGK

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When was the Haitian earthquake?
12th January 2010
What magnitude was the Haitian earthquake?
7.0
How many km southwest was the Epicentre of the Haitian earthquake from the capital Port-au-prince?
25km
How many people died from the Haitian earthquake?
316,000
How many people were injured from the Haitian earthquake?
300,000
How many people were affected from the Haitian earthquake?
3 million
How many people were made homeless from the Haitian earthquake?
1.5 million
How many homes were destroyed by the Haitian earthquake?
180,000
How many hospitals were destroyed by the Haitian earthquake?
8
How many schools were destroyed by the Haitian earthquake?
5000
How many how many inmates escaped from the prison collapsed by the Haitian earthquake?
4000
How many million cubic metres of rubble was created by the Haitian earthquake?
19
What disease spread through aid camps in Haiti?
cholera
How much money did the UK's disasters emergency committee raise for Haiti?
£100 million
How many people were moved fro Port-au-Prince to less damaged cities in response to the Haitian earthquake?
235,000
What percentage of damaged buildings were inspected and repaired in Haiti?
75%
How much money did the United States pledge Haiti?
$100 million
How many homeless people were there in Haiti in 2015?
500,000
How long after the Haitian earthquake was the cholera epidemic?
10 months
How many people died of cholera in Haiti?
8000
What is Mumbai's population density?
27,000 per square kilometre
By how much has the population of Mumbai increased in the past 10 years?
3.4 million
How many people in mumbai earn less than £10 a month?
over a million
what percentage of mumbai live in slums?
40%
How many small-scale businesses are there in the dharavi slums?
5000
How many single room factories are there in the dharavi slums?
15,000
how many tonnes of pollution is produced from the dharavi slums?
800 million
how many cars are there in mumbai?
1.8 million
what percentage of people choose the railway or walking as there preferred transport method in mumbai?
90%
which foundation helps educate street children who arent in school in mumbai?
hamara foundation
how many street children dont go to school in mumbai?
200,000
how many kids did the hamara foundation help in 2013-2014?
327
what organisation specialises in micro finance for slum residents?
agora microfinance india
what percentage of interest is paid weekly on agora microfinance loans?
25%
What do SPARC help communities to build that connects to the city's sewers?
Toilet blocks
What is the monthly permit for SPARC toilet blocks?
25p
How many toilet blocks have SPARC provided in the past 5 years?
800
From 1972 to 2007, how many tonnes of solid waste was deposited at the Gorai landfill daily?
1200
How deep was the waste in the Gorai landfill in 2007?
27m
What poisonous gas did the waste in the Gorai landfill emit?
Methane
How big is the park that covers the Gorai landfill?
19 hectares
When was the Mumbai monorail planned?
2005
When did construction begin for the Mumbai monorail?
2009
How long did it take to build the Mumbai monorail?
5 years
How long is the Mumbai monorail?
9km
How many people use the Mumbai monorail a day?
15,000
what were hurricane katrinas storm surge?
6m
What category was Hurricane Katrina?
5
how many gallons of oil spilled throughout the region as a result of hurricane katrina?
7 million
How many people died from hurricane katrina?
1800
how many people were displaced by hurricane katrina?
1 million
what percentage of new orleans became flooded?
80%
How much did the Bush administration pledge for repairs and reconstruction in 2006?
$160 billion
How much did the repairs cost taxpayers?
$50 billion
How many weather satellites operate for America every day?
20
How many mobile phones per 100 people are there in New Orleans?
103
What percentage of people were evacuated from hurricane Katrina?
80%
When was Typhoon Haiyan?
3rd November 2013
What category was typhoon Haiyan?
5
What was typhoon Haiyans storm surge?
5.2m
How many people died from typhoon haiyan?
7461
How many people were affected by typhoon haiyan?
9 million
How hectares of farmland was affected by typhoon haiyan?
71,000
What was knocked over by typhoon haiyan that caused an oil spill that affected mangrove ecosystems?
Power Barge 103
What was the estimated economic impact of typhoon haiyan?
$2.9 billion
How many tonnes of sugar was lost by typhoon haiyan?
50,000 to 120,000
How many workers lost their income sources because of typhoon haiyan?
6 million
How many fishing boats were destroyed by typhoon haiyan?
30,000
When was Hurricane Katrina?
29th August 2005
Which country assisted the Philippines in tracking typhoon haiyan?
Japan
How many provinces were put under a "state of national calamity" after typhoon haiyan?
7
Since 1983, how much land has lava from Kilauea covered?
100km2
Since 1983, how many homes has lava from Kilauea destroyed?
200
How much lava was Kalapana village buried beneath in 1990?
15 to 24m
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