IGCSE Geography / Hazardous environments

After the earthquake: short-term response and relief

Edexcel International GCSE Geography (4GE1), chapter 3: Hazardous environments, specification point 3.3b, 3.S5. Part of the full course.

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Short-term response is the help given in the first hours, days and weeks after an earthquake. It aims to save lives and keep survivors alive, but the help can be delayed by damage and difficult conditions.

More lessons in Hazardous environments

• Natural hazards: types and where they happen
• How tropical cyclones form
• Plates and plate boundaries
• Why earthquakes happen
• Volcanoes and hotspots
• Measuring hazards
• Why some countries are more vulnerable
• Case study: the Nepal earthquake, 2015
• Case study: the central Italy earthquakes, 2016
• Case studies: Mount Merapi and Mount Ontake
• Why people live with the risk
• Case study: Hurricane Katrina, 2005
• Case study: Typhoon Haiyan, 2013
• Preparing for earthquakes: warning, drills and mapping
• Earthquake-resistant buildings
• After the earthquake: longer-term planning
• Case study: managing the earthquake in Nepal
• Case study: managing earthquakes in Italy
• Case study: preparing for earthquakes in India
• Hazard fieldwork: collecting the data
• Hazard fieldwork: results, conclusions and evaluation