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Earthquakes and Contrasting
Levels of Development
Learning objective: To explain
differences in effects of earthquakes
between countries at contrasting
stages of development.
Learning Outcomes:
• All pupils will be able to compare the effects
of earthquakes in Haiti and Italy
• Most pupils will be able to explain how Haiti’s
level of development contributed to the
impacts of the earthquake.
• Some pupils will be able to compare the effect
of earthquakes and levels of development for
china, Italy and Haiti.
Match the key terms with the
definitions:
1. Human
Development Index
2. Life Expectancy
3. Gross Domestic
Product (GDP) per
capita
4. Fertility Rate
5. Literacy Rate
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
The average age a person is
expected to live
What percentage of the
population can read and write
A way of trying to define
development using three
indicators, income, education
and longevity.
The average number of children
each woman in the population
will bear.
Measure of economic growth.
How much money a country
outputs over the year.
• CIA World Fact Book:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/theworld-factbook/index.html
• Comparison report:
• http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8
510900.stm.
• What is the biggest reason why there were so
many more deaths in Haiti than Italy? Explain
your choice.
• What is the biggest reason why there were so
few people rescued in Haiti compared to Italy.
Explain your choice.