Case Study of Haiti Earthquake 12th January 2010. 1. How many people were approximately killed? * Between 217,000 and 230,000 people had been identified as dead and estimated 300,000 were injured 2. Why was the impact on Port au Prince significant? * The design and structure of buildings was of very poor quality which contributed to the high number of deaths 3. What are the names of the plates and type of plate boundary? * The Caribbean plate and the North American plate slipped
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2010 Haiti Earthquake Time and location of the event. There was an earthquake in Haiti- port au prince on the 12 January 2010, the time was 21:53 the magnitude was 7.0. The depth was 12 kmw (8.1 miles) three million people were affected by the earthquake and an estimated 316000 died and 300,000 mad injured and 1,000,000 made homeless by the earthquake. People automatically thought there was going to be a tsunami but it was cancelled quickly The location and a map The location of the earthquake
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Why were so many people killed in the Haiti earthquake of 2010? On the 12th of January 2010 at 16:53 local time, a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake had struck near Port au Prince, the capital of Haiti. This earthquake was caused by a plate boundary which had not caused an earthquake for 200 years. Most of the primary impacts of the earthquake included; 3,500,000 people being affected by the quake, 220,000 were estimated to have died, over 300,000 people were injured as well as 188,383 houses
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Naga was originally a visita of San Nicholas. It was erected as an independent parish on June 12, 1829 under the advocation of San Francisco de Asis ( Redondo, 1886:155). A plan for the church was executed by bishop Santos Gomez Maranon and built by Fr. Simon Aguirre un 1850. A rectory was built by Fr. Enrique Magaz who was parish priest from 1857 to 1864. In November 25, 1876 a typhoon damaged the belfry although it was repaired later on. Towards the end of World War II, the Church was damaged by
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Spring Break 2013: A Journey of Riches I embarked to Haiti in Spring 2013 because I love to travel. I imagined this trip to be a fun time away from the AUC, but little did I know was that this little country on half of an island would forever change how I viewed the world. I must say, I was not well versed on Haiti prior to the trip. I can begrudgingly confess that my perception of Haiti was a product of the American media. I believed what my country had told me: things were bad, really bad and
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English Topic: Natural disasters Chosen disaster: Haiti earthquake 2010 Task: Inform you peers how environments can influence the lives of its inhabitants and cause conflict. Outcome: Oral presentation Assessed on: * Criterion B: Organizing * Criterion C: Style and language * Criterion D: Using language Done by: Bana Taher Year: MYP Y3 “8C” Teacher: Mrs. Sara Refai Done by: Bana Taher Year: MYP Y3 “8C” Teacher: Mrs. Sara Refai Contents Content
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GROUPS * CMC Waves * 1 Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila Freshmen AY 2012-2013 * 4 PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA RAJAH ROTC UNIT 2012-2013 * TEAM SHOKAKU * BMC POPCORNS ^__^ * Parish Youth Ministry (Nuestra Señora De La Soledad Parish) * CMC-Student Council 12-13 * Hindi kame POSER , Sadyang goodlooking lang talaga. * J.A.S.H.S. Students * PGES BATCH 2OO8 * 20+ AUTO LIKER/SUBSCRIBERS v4. 100% WORKING!
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Public Budgeting Case Study: Republic of Kosova 9/12/2013 [Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document. Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document.] Contents 1.0. Introduction 3 1.1. Problem Statement 3 1.2. Report Structure 4 2.0. Methodology 4 3.0. Analyses 4 3.1. Overview of Public Budgeting 4 3.2. Public Budgeting in Kosova
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“Mars is there, waiting to be reached.” This quote, said by Buzz Aldrin, shows that he is all for the mission to Mars, however it is dangerous to all mankind. I believe a trip to Mars is physically dangerous and societally terrifying, therefore the manned mission to Mars is bad idea. Unmistakably, the idea of sending people to Mars is physically dangerous for them. First, the mission would take a turn for the worst when it comes to keeping the astronauts alive. For example, the temperature is too
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Mission Trip Part B: Budget Plan For Mission Trip Slovenia A mission trip to reach as many people as possible is only good if the numbers are reasonable, not only in terms of helping the population but also reaching the population with a reasonable budget. For this reason our mission trip will be going to Ljubljana, Slovenia. where the population is 279,000 as of 2014 with a growth rate of -.26% according to the CIA (CIA, 2015). This will give us a manageable number of people to reach with a rational
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