Paper 1: Living with the Physical Environment Examples (6 marks) of how countries respond to hazards depending on their development (one LIC and one HIC): Chile Earthquake and Nepal Earthquake HIC/NEE: Chile LIC: Immediate Responses Immediate Responses International Help to supply field Search and rescue teams hospitals (temporary) and bring in Water and medical support from UK, satellite phones and floating bridges India and China Temporary repairs made to main roads to 500,000 tents needed to provide shelter allow access for emergency services for homeless 90% of had water and power within Helicopters used to deliver supplies to 10 days villages in cut off areas of the Himalayas Long Term Responses Long Term Responses Chilies government launched housing Stricter when houses rebuilt – not reconstruction plan for 200,000 people so close together, made with better – Chile makes money from Copper and this materials to withstand shaking How will is a strong export, therefore affected this be enforced? areas of this trade could be rebuilt Thousands of homes are going to be without much foreign aid repaired and homeless rehoused. How long will this take with poor access because of the Himalayas and the low GNI? Potential Questions: named examples, outline how countries respond to natural hazards depending on their development (6 marks) “The impacts of a natural hazard in LICs is more long-lasting than those that occur in HICs” Discuss this statement (6 marks)
Paper 1: Living with the Physical Environment Examples (6 marks) of how countries respond to hazards depending on their development (one LIC and one HIC): Chile Earthquake and Nepal Earthquake HIC/NEE: Chile LIC: Immediate Responses Immediate Responses International Help to supply field hospitals (temporary) and bring in satellite phones and floating bridges Temporary repairs made to main roads to allow access for emergency services 90% of had water and power within 10 days Search and rescue teams Water and medical support from UK, India and China 500,000 tents needed to provide shelter for homeless Helicopters used to deliver supplies to villages in cut off areas of the Himalayas Long Term Responses Long Term Responses Chilies government launched housing reconstruction plan for 200,000 people Chile makes money from Copper and this is a strong export, therefore affected areas of this trade could be rebuilt without much foreign aid Stricter when houses rebuilt – not so close together, made with better materials to withstand shaking – How will this be enforced? Thousands of homes are going to be repaired and homeless rehoused. How long will this take with poor access because of the Himalayas and the low GNI? Potential Questions: named examples, outline how countries respond to natural hazards depending on their development (6 marks) “The impacts of a natural hazard in LICs is more long-lasting than those that occur in HICs” Discuss this statement (6 marks)
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