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How do the effects of earthquakes vary between poor and rich countries?
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∙ 13y ago
Perhaps its the fact that poor countries lack the infrastructure to appropriately respond.
Yea, idk but i think its stupid .... jus sayin
It's because poor countries don't have enough money to thoroughly recover from it. Rich countries can recover much easier
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agopoor countries hove less money to get tsunami protectors
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∙ 13y agoThe poor countries do not have proper amount of money to recover damages from an earthquake but a rich country can recover damages as they have lots of money.
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∙ 12y agoit doesn't matter if the countries are rich nor poor it will strike them nonetheless
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Why are earthquacks in poor coutries more than rich countries?
In poorer countries they have a small budget so how much they spend is very important. Since they have a small budget and need to make it last the quality of the material used is low. This makes the buildings poorly built and not well supported. Buildings are not made to withstanding side to side movements and so topple over. This causes building to fall over by either the earthquake itself or the aftershocks. When buildings fall people die
Why do poor countries have more natural resources?
More than what? Some poor countries do not have much by way of natural resources, others do but they are exploited by richer countries. The ‘oil curse’ refers to the fact that a country with oiled resources may well be subject to much war and exploitation.
How do poor countries prepare for hurricanes?
They are very poor, so the best they can do is put up cardboard or other cheap material around their windows if they have any.
Where does world hunger occur most?
i think its Asia and Africa and dry countries like that but in general, poor countries
Why can rich countries build earthquake proof buildings?
Because they're rich. They can afford the materials and engineers to design them and build them. The rich countries share designs with poorer countries, but the poor countries simply don't have the wealth to build the structures.
Why do earthquakes in poor countries have such devastating effects?
Earthquakes in poor countries have such devistating effects because since they dont have a lot of money to repair the buildings the buildings stay damaged for longer. Also the sick and they injured will have to try to help them selves because they offered top doctors to help them.
Why do more people die in earthquakes in poor countries compared to rich ones?
Poor building structures as well as medical assistance afterwards.
Why do experts worry about the widening gap between rich and poor countries?
rich countries are developed and are in prosperant situation they have developed.as we know about Darwin theory SURVIVAL FOR FITTEST poor countries need to develop.with the innitiatives of rich countries the poor countries get the platform for development.so if gap between rich and poor countries widen it may lead to a unsafe world.
What is the difference between intranational inequality and international inequality?
International inequality is the wide gap between rich countries and poor countries and how that gap is constantly increasing. Intranational inequality on the other hand is the gap between the rich and the poor within the less developed countries.
Why earthquakes are common in Indonesia but not in Singapore?
Singa'pore' is alredy poor, then why to make it poor again. So poor.
Why has globalization led to an increasing income gab between rich and poor countries?
As the poor countries people wont suk the rich countries unit anymore
Why are rich countries prepared for earthquakes?
because they can afford to prepare for something that may never happen. Poor countries, they have trouble enough getting through the day. They can't be spending precious money on rare, future events.
Effects of providing poor customer service?
explain the effects of providing poor customer service
How is the gap between rich and poor countries widening?
When they must develop economies as skilled workers.
What are the long term responses to earthquakes?
There isn't that many long term responses, the main ones being keeping food coming in from other countries so they can survive also medical bags and filters so they are drinking clean water, this stops them from getting the disease cholera, which kills many people in poor countries (LEDC) that have suffered from earthquakes.
Why do poor countries become poor?
i think countries become poor because of of bad country leader. this could lead to very high taxes that countries can not pay for, therefore they get poor.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of mud house?
huts can be damage by structural foundations insufficient, poor quality material or effects of external forces such as wind, heavy rain and earthquakes. The hut does not have locks on it and cannot be physically locked.
