MEDC vs LEDC Earthquake Project

Using the information below create a mini report using powerpoint/word or publisher answering the following question.

Question:
Explain how the impacts of earthquakes are different between an MEDC (More Economically Developed Country) and an LEDC (Less Economically Developed Country)

Mark Scheme:

4 marks for giving information about the countries (population, GDP, death rate, birth rate) and the earthquakes locations and size

8 marks for explaining how the impacts were different between the two earthquakes including information about how the earthquakes affected the economy, people and the environment

5 marks for explaining what can be done to reduce the impact of earthquakes

3 marks for presentation including images of the impacts and ways of reducing the impacts

Total: 20 marks

Weblinks

San Francisco earthquake facts

San Francisco earthquake facts part 2

Haiti Earthquake Facts

Haiti earthquake facts part 2

Country information from the CIA Factbook

Once completed email the projects to MCooper@brakenhale.bracknell-forest.sch.uk