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Hint
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Answer
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Deaths caused by Hurricane Katrina
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1836
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Category ___ when it hit New Orleans
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3
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The defence system failed. Old ___ system that had not been maintained
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levee
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Failed ___ stations
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pumping
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___ failed: highway jammed and public transport was not used
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evacuation
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Improvements since: ___ pumping stations made foolproof
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78
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___km of levees made higher and stronger
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400
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The ___ ___ flood barrier constructed to protect New Orleans (cost $14bn)
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Lake Borgne
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Deaths caused by Typhoon Haiyan
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7000
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Category
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5
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Phillipines were assisted in tracking the typhoon with data from ___
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Japan
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People in Samar and Leyte were ___
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evacuated
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The ___ sent in planes and helicopters
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military
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Roads were blocked, airports were damaged. No ___ so evacuation could only happen in daylight hours
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electricity
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Relief efforts in ___ meant other areas were neglected
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Tacloban
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Haiti Earthquake magnitude
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7.0
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North American/Caribbean plates: ___ plate margin
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conservative
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Deaths
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300000
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Homeless (millions)
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1.3
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Percentage of government buildings destroyed/damaged
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60
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Percentage of people who lost jobs
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20
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___ industry was severely affected
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clothing
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Bodies piled high in the streets led to ___ outbreaks
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cholera
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Aid given by USA (million dollars)
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100
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Aid given by EU (million dollars)
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330
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People placed in aid camps
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800000
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Tens of thousands were still ___ after one year
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homeless
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Temporary schools were set up in ___ ___ and teachers were trained
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aid camps
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Tohoku Earthquake magnitude
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9.1
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Eurasian plate subducted by Pacific plate: ___ boundary
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convergent
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Focus ___ miles deep
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20
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Dead
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16000
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Injured
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26000
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Houses left without electricity (millions)
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4.4
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___ in Tokyo led to 1046 damaged buildings
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liquefaction
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___ with waves up to 40m high as secondary impact
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tsunami
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7 nuclear reactors at ___ power station went into meltdown
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Fukushima
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___km evacuation zone around ^^
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20
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Number of rescue workers mobilised
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100000
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Policy made in 2011 to rebuild with a __trillion yen budget
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23
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By early ___, all debris had been cleared
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2015
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India: in South Asia. Borders China, Pakistan, Nepal. On ___ Ocean.
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Indian
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___ industry makes 1600 Hindi language films a year
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Bollywood
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Majority religion
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Hindu
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1990 GDP (billion dollars)
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326
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2020 GDP (trillion dollars)
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2.67
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1990-2020: Tertiary sector grew by __ %
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50
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Quaternary sector today
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6
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Annual imports (billion dollars)
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510
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Annual exports (billion dollars)
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500
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Received __ billion dollars FDI in 2012
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24
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Emerging countries like India have seen very rapid economic change due to ___
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globalisation
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Transport technology: ___ made global trade easier and cheaper. Internet technology did the same for communication
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containerisation
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TNCs lead ___ of manufacturing services to emerging countries
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outsourcing
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Government policy: setting up ___ ___ zones and investing in infrastructure to attracts TNCs
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low tax
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Population increase since 1990 (%)
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48
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Improved medical technology and health education lower ___ ___
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infant mortality
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Rising prosperity starts to lower ___
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fertility
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Better living standards and healthcare increase ___ ___
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life expectancy
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Pollution in Delhi lowers life expectancy by ___ years
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3.2
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Around __% of India's rivers are polluted
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46
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Effects of geography on international politics
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geopolitical
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Is a ___ country so has regional significance
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BRICS
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Gone from being an aid ___ to an aid ___ to countries like Sri Lanka and Bhutan
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recipient provider
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Wants permanent seat on ___ ___ ___ and more influence in the World Bank
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UN Security Council
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Mumbai: One of the deepest ___ ___ in the world
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natural harbours
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Started off ___ along the narrow peninsula but ran out of space
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expanding
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Navi Mumbai was developed on the mainland from
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1971
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1990 population (million)
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9.9
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2013
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12
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2015 GDP (billion $)
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278
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Percentage who work in informal sector
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68
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Percentage who live in slums
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42
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Number of national migrants who arrive daily (90% from rural areas)
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1000
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Poor water supply: many take water from rivers and streams which are often polluted and carry ___
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disease
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Most work in the informal sector where pay is low and unreliable. ___ ___ are often poor
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working conditions
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No ___ or security if people get ill or can' twork
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benefits
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Slums developed close to the city centre: poorest people can't afford to travel for work. Biggest slum in Asia (in Mumbai) is ___
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Dharavi
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Causes ___ difficulties as the slums are on valuable land
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political
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Middle class lives in suburbs and ___ to work
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commutes
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Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
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sustainability
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___ ___ project: was supposed to lower congestion but isn't really used much except for by tourists
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Mumbai monorail
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___ ___ ___ project changed a huge pile of rubbish into a hill and collects the methane to burn as biofuel
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Gorai garbage heap
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___ community toilets make life in slums better by installing sanitation
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SPARC
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___ microfinance gives loans to small business
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AGORA
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Bihar GDP per capita
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923
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Goa GDP per capita
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7169
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Bihar Life expectancy
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69
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Goa life expectancy
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73
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Bihar literacy %
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80
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Goa literacy %
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93
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