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Haiti Case Study Quiz

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is Haiti located?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

North Sea

d)

Caribbean Sea

2.

What is the name of Haiti's capital city?

a)

Saint Marc

b)

Port-au-Prince

c)

Port-au-Princess

d)

Princeton

3.

What magnitude was the Earthquake?

a)

6.0

b)

7.0

c)

7.5

d)

8.0

4.

How many strong aftershocks were there following the earthquake?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

5.

Which fault did the earthquake occur on?

a)

North American / Caribbean

b)

Pacific / Australian

c)

Eurasian / South American

d)

South America / Caribbean

6.

How many people were injured?

a)

300

b)

3000

c)

30,000

d)

300,000

7.

What type of plate boundary does Haiti sit on?

a)

Divergent (Constructive)

b)

Conservative

c)

Convergent (Destructive)

d)

Collision

8.

What was the depth of the earthquake?

a)

2 miles

b)

4 miles

c)

5 miles

d)

7 miles

9.

How many people were made homeless following the earthquake?

a)

500,000

b)

1 million

c)

1.5 million

d)

2 million

10.

What percentage of Haitis population live on less than £1.30 a day?

a)

40

b)

56

c)

60

d)

80

11.

Is Haiti an LEDC or MEDC?

a)

LEDC

b)

MEDC

12.

How many people died?

a)

22,000

b)

120,000

c)

180,000

d)

220,000

13.

How much stronger is a magnitude 8 earthquake compared to a magnitude 7 earthquake?

a)

1 x stronger

b)

2 x stronger

c)

10 x stronger

d)

100 x stronger

14.

How far was Haiti's capital city from the epicentre of the earthquake?

a)

5 miles

b)

10 miles

c)

25 miles

d)

50 miles