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Haiti 2010 earthquake

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Where is Haiti located?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Caribbean sea
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
North Sea
2.
What is the name of Haiti's capital city?
a)
Saint Marc
b)
Jacmel
c)
Port-au-Princess
d)
Port-au-Prince
3.

What are the names of the two plates that share a boundary that caused the earthquake?

a)

North American and the Caribbean

b)

South American and Caribbean

c)

Haiti and South American

d)

Hispaniola i and South American

4.
What type of boundary does Haiti sit on?
a)
Constructive
b)
Destructive
c)
Conservative
d)
Collision
5.
What was the magnitude (size) of the earthquake?
a)
6.2
b)
7.0
c)
7.4
d)
6.8
6.

Most Haitians live on less than how many dollars a day?

a)

$12

b)

$5

c)

$20

d)

$2

7.

Is Haiti a MEDC or LEDC?

a)

MEDC

b)

LEDC

8.

Which two plates did the earthquake in Haiti occur between?

a)

North American plate

b)

Eurasian Plate

c)

African Plate

d)

Caribbean Plate

9.

The Epicentre was how far from the capital city?

a)

25 km

b)

4 km

c)

150 km

d)

250 km

10.

One social impacts of the Earthquake was:

a)

1.5 million deaths & 1 million injured

b)

20,000 deaths & 250,000 injured

c)

45,000 deaths & 500,000 injured

d)

220,000 deaths & 300,000 injured.

11.

What % of the population, prior to the Earthquake had access to clean water?

a)

10% of the population

b)

80% of the population

c)

46% of the population

d)

90

12.

Life Expectancy of the average Haitian is?

a)

56

b)

78

c)

63

d)

82

13.

1.3 million people were made homeless due to collapsed

or partially collapsed and unsafe housing.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Does Haiti share a land border with?

a)

Jamaica

b)

Cuba

c)

The Dominican Republic

d)

Port au Prince

15.

Neighbouring Dominican Republic provided emergency water & medical supplies, as well as heavy machinery to help with search and rescue underneath the rubble. Is this..............

a)

A primary response

b)

A secondary response

16.

Schools are being rebuilt, is an example of

a)

A primary response

b)

a secondary response

17.

The United Nations troops and police were sent to help distribute aid and keep order. This is an example of

a)

A secondary response

b)

A primary response

18.

Did Haiti have a lot of earthquake-resistant buildings?

a)

yes

b)

no

19.

On what date did the Earthquake occur?

a)

2 January 2010

b)

18 December 2011

c)

18 December 2010

d)

12 January 2010,

20.

The EU gave $330 million and the World Bank waived the countries debt repayments for 5 years.

a)

True

b)

False