Geography Edexcel A Level Training Exam Paper 1 With All Correct Answers 2024.
Haiti location -Answer Haiti is located in the Caribbean, west of the Dominican Republic. Haiti earthquake -Answer An earthquake occurred on January 12th 2010, near Port-Au- Prince. Haiti sits on a fault between the North American and Caribbean tectonic plates. As the plates compress, pressure builds up and releases Natural Hazard -Answer A naturally occurring event like the Haiti earthquake, with potential to cause loss of life or property, is called a natural hazard. Natural Disaster -Answer Where a natural hazard causes social, environmental, and economic damage, it becomes a natural disaster (i.e. when a vulnerable population can't cope using its own resources). The earthquake in Haiti was a major disaster. Vulnerability -Answer People's ability to cope with hazard events is known as their vulnerability. The greater the hazard and more vulnerable people are, the greater the disaster. Degg's Model -Answer The overlap between the terms 'hazard' and 'disaster' and people's vulnerability, is shown on a model devised by Degg. Haitian Earthquake date -Answer 12 January 2010 Haitian Earthquake magnitude -Answer 7.0 Haitian Earthquake deaths -Answer 220000 Haitian Earthquake injuries -Answer 300000
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