Define an Earthquake.
 Identify the causes of an Earthquake.
 Explain physical, social and economical impacts
of an Earthquake.
 Use case study showing impacts of an
Earthquake on Caribbean countries.
 Identify mitigation strategies used by Caribbean
governments to reduce earthquakes.
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An earthquake is a shaking of the ground caused
by the sudden breaking and movement of large
sections of the earth's rocky outermost crust.
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Short term Impacts:
Destruction of houses
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Short term Impacts:
Destruction of businesses
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Short term Impacts:
Looting
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Short term Impacts:
Tsunamis
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Short term Impacts:
Flooding
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Long term Impacts:
Refugee Camps
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Long term Impacts:
High cost of rebuilding a
Settlement
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Long term Impacts:
Destruction of important
landmarks
Primary (caused directly by the
Earthquake)
Secondary (result from primary effects)
316,00 people were killed, 1 million
homless & 3 million affected.
Hospitals and morgues because full due
to the large number of deaths.
250,00 homes, 30,000 buildings and
60% of govern. Buildings were destroyed
or badly damaged.
1 in 5 persons lost their jobs due to
destruction of buildings.
50+ hospitals and 1,300+ schools were
badly damaged, along side the airport’s
control tower.
Issues at the airport made it difficult to
get aid into the area.
Transport and communication links were
damaged.
Due to the pile of bodies, diseases became
a serious problem.
The main prison was destroyed releasing
4,000 inmates from imprisonment.
People were squashed into shanty towns
or on the streets since their homes had
been destroyed.
Primary (caused directly by the
Earthquake)
Secondary (result from primary effects)
316,00 people were killed, 1 million
homless & 3 million affected.
Hospitals and morgues because full due
to the large number of deaths.
250,00 homes, 30,000 buildings and
60% of govern. Buildings were destroyed
or badly damaged.
1 in 5 persons lost their jobs due to
destruction of buildings.
50+ hospitals and 1,300+ schools were
badly damaged, along side the airport’s
control tower.
Issues at the airport made it difficult to
get aid into the area.
Transport and communication links were
damaged.
Due to the pile of bodies, diseases became
a serious problem.
A brief intro of Belize
 Strategies and Initiatives:
 Caricom
 Cedara
 Echo
 CCCCC
 Belize red cross
 Building codes
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http://etudescaribeennes.revues.org/324#ftn1
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geogr
aphy/natural_hazards/earthquakes_rev3.shtml
 http://www.vtaide.com/png/George/earthquake.
htm
 http://kids.discovery.com/tell-me/curiositycorner/earth/natural-disasters/how-earthquakeswork
 http://handygeography.wordpress.com/gcse/therestless-earth-revision-materials/earthquake-casestudy-haiti-poor/
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