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LEDC

MEDC

LEDC's are less economically developed countries. These are generally found in the eastern world and do not have the best health care. With low health care, many may die from a wound that could be taken care of easily in an MEDC. With poor structures and small amounts of transport, it is very hard to receive help in a collapsed building.

An MEDC is a more economically developed country. These generally have better infrastructure, transport, doctors and so on. With these qualities, an MEDC generally has a low death rate. Some of these include England, USA etc

Are the effects of earthquakes greater in LEDC's or MEDC's

From the three LEDC's and three MEDC's you may now begin to see a correlation between MEDC's and low deaths and LEDC's with high deaths. Because of the amount of money an MEDC has, they can prepare by designing and constructing buildings that can withstand the forces of earthquakes. This saves thousands of lives, like in Seattle. In LEDC's they can't afford to do this. Many buildings are poorly built leaving people to get crushed in their own homes.

There is an exception though.

In Japan, an MEDC, 6,500 people died. This was because of the dense population and surrounding buildings. Not every skyscraper can survive an earthquake. Once one topples, its like a domino effect. This, plus the dense population, leads to thousands of deaths.

Almost all LEDC's are affected badly, but some highly populated MEDC's can crubble too.

San Andreas Fault

China, Qinghai

Japan,Tohuku

The San Andreas Fault is located on the North American Plate and the Pacific Plate. The fault travels 800 miles along the curve North up America.

Seattle

In 2001, Seattle, (an MEDC) there was an eruption measuring 6.8. Because everyone was so prepared, barely anyone died except for 1 person. They died from a heart attack. Barely any buildings collapsed as they were built to withstand massive blows . Not even the Space Needle was destroyed. This building can withstand a 9.1 magnitude.

The quake lasted for under a minute, but that could have been enough to kill thousands if they hadn't been preparing for over 50 years.

Facts

Only 250 people were injured

It took millions to repair all the damage

No primary deaths

Facts

MEDC

March 11 2011

9.0

6 minutes long

15,000 dead

Tsunami 40.5 meters high

Fukushima meltdown

Facts

Qinghai is an LEDC area

April 14 2010

Magnitude of 6.9

2,698 people have been confirmed dead, 270 missing, and 12,135 injured of which 1,434 are severely injured.

Once again, because of the area and income, thousands died. These could have been avoided if the houses were built strong, but they weren't. Maybe if they were prepared or at least had more money, would as many people died like in Seattle of New Zealand?

This eruption is different to the other MEDC's. Due to the amount of people living in the area and the amount of tall buildings,

many people died unlike Seattle or New Zealand. The tsunami wiped out thousands of houses leaving millions homeless and a power plant meltdown too

Maybe the pop0ulation has something to do with the effects too.

Haiti

On the 12th January 2010 an earthquake measuring 7.0 hit Haiti (LEDC). There were estimated 100,000 to 159,000 deaths from the Haitian Government. Two weeks later a tsunami hit from aftershocks occurring in the ocean. This lead to even more building being destroyed and more people dying. Within 12 days there were at least 52 aftershocks measuring 4.5 or more. Due to Haiti being an LEDC, thousands of homes were destroyed. This is because they were not prepared. Unlike Seattle, no buildings were earthquake proof. This led to many becoming homeless and ultimately dead. Over 90% of buildings where destroyed, between 5,000 and 10,000 dead and many important buildings where also destroyed.

El Salvador

Facts

LEDC

Jan 13 2001

The epicenter was 60 miles S,W of San Miguel

7.6 on the Richter scale

5,565 dead, 108,261 houses destroyed and 169.692 houses damaged due to bad building and not prepared

Around 500 deaths due to landslides

Within 2 months there were around 2,500 aftershocks

Because they were not

prepared, many people died

when they could have not. If they

were an MEDC would this have been

any different.

They may of at least had a chance like

Seattle or New Zealand

New Zealand, Christchurch

Facts

February 2011

MEDC

Only 185 dead with a scale 6.3 eruption.

There was a tsunami measuring 11 ft in height and two landslides, yet still barely anyone dead. This is also because New Zealand is an MEDC. When the buildings have been built to survive, so will the people.

Earthquakes, MEDC vs LEDC

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