Natural Hazards: Chile and Nepal Quiz

What is the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Chile?

• 109th in the world

• 145th in the world

• 298.2 billion USD

• 29.04 billion USD

What is the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Nepal?

• 109th in the world

• 145th in the world

• 298.2 billion USD

• 29.04 billion USD

Where did the 2010 Chile earthquake occur?

• Kathmandu

• Pacific Ocean

• Santiago

• Nepal

What was the magnitude of the 2010 Chile earthquake?

• 8.8

• 7.3

• 6.6

• 7.9

What was the magnitude of the 2015 Nepal earthquake?

• 7.3

• 8.8

• 7.9

• 6.6

How many people were affected by the 2010 Chile earthquake?

• 8 million

• 800,000

• 1.4 million

• 3 million

What was the estimated cost of damage from the 2010 Chile earthquake?

• USD$5 billion

• USD$60 million

• USD$30 billion

• USD$87 million

Which secondary effects caused damage in Nepal after the 2015 earthquake? (choose 2)

• Avalanches

• Landslides

• Fires

• Tsunami

What was the immediate response to the 2010 Chile earthquake?

• Half a million tents provided

• Power and water restored to 90% of homes within 10 days

• International aid quickly arrived from the UK, India and China

• Field hospitals set up as hospitals were extremely overcrowded with casualties

What was the long-term response to the 2010 Chile earthquake?

• Repairs to Everest base camp and mountain routes meant the area could be reopened to mountaineers

• Temporary shelters set up for the homeless

• Introduction of stricter building codes with better earthquake resistance

• Foreign aid heavily relied upon for reconstruction and recovery