Case Study - Sierra Leone Freetown Landslide

studied byStudied by 6 people
0.0(0)
Get a hint
Hint

percentage poverty in sierra leone

1 / 24

flashcard set

Earn XP

Description and Tags

Two contemporary contrasting case studies for mass movement hazards

25 Terms

1

percentage poverty in sierra leone

60

New cards
2

percentage access to clean water in sierra leone

50

New cards
3

what is the literacy rate in sierra leone

48%

New cards
4

how many doctors per 1000 are there in sierra leone

0.5

New cards
5

what percentage of sierra leone are food insecure

73

New cards
6

when did the landslide happen (day month year)

14/8/17,

New cards
7

what rainfall patterns caused a mudslide

3 days of torrential rainfall, three days of torrential rainfall

New cards
8

what time of day did the landslide happen

early morning

New cards
9

what mountain partially collapsed due to rainfall

sugarloaf mountain, sugarloaf

New cards
10

what happened to rivers due to mudflows (3 things)

filled with sediment, pollution, changes to drainage patterns

New cards
11

what forms of infrastructure damage were caused by the mudslides (3 things)

buildings, transport, electricity

New cards
12

how many people were killed by the landlside

1141

New cards
13

how many people were left homeless or in camps

3000

New cards
14

why were water-borne diseases not a major issue following the landslides

aid brought in clean water

New cards
15

why did power outages occur

power was shut off to prevent accidents`

New cards
16

what was the effect of the landslide on biodiversity

biodiversity loss, loss, decrease, damage

New cards
17

how many schools are in a disaster management outreach program

103

New cards
18

what damaged natural drainage systems

deforestation

New cards
19

what human factor worsened drainage systems

poor infrastructure

New cards
20

what blocked drainage systems

waste, rubbish

New cards
21

what was built in floodplains (2 things)

development projects, poor communities

New cards
22

what materials are used in traditional house construction (4 things)

mud, straw, wood, clay

New cards
23

how much did the EU date for humanitarian aid ($)

301,500

New cards
24

how many cholera vaccines were given in response to the danger of a cholera outbreak

500,000

New cards
25

how many families were in camps/temporary housing 3 months after the landslides

500, 500 familes

New cards

Explore top notes

note Note
studied byStudied by 15 people
... ago
5.0(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 4 people
... ago
5.0(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 14 people
... ago
5.0(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 7 people
... ago
5.0(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 3 people
... ago
5.0(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 32 people
... ago
5.0(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 103 people
... ago
5.0(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 32 people
... ago
5.0(1)

Explore top flashcards

flashcards Flashcard (21)
studied byStudied by 4 people
... ago
5.0(1)
flashcards Flashcard (47)
studied byStudied by 20 people
... ago
5.0(2)
flashcards Flashcard (101)
studied byStudied by 48 people
... ago
5.0(2)
flashcards Flashcard (99)
studied byStudied by 12 people
... ago
5.0(1)
flashcards Flashcard (81)
studied byStudied by 24 people
... ago
5.0(1)
flashcards Flashcard (60)
studied byStudied by 11 people
... ago
5.0(1)
flashcards Flashcard (61)
studied byStudied by 76 people
... ago
5.0(1)
flashcards Flashcard (21)
studied byStudied by 3 people
... ago
5.0(1)
robot