Why do earthquakes cause more damage in LEDC than MEDC countries?

Answer 1

Tectonic hazards are potential disasters caused by the shifting of the earth's plates, the two most well known of these disasters are volcanoes and earthquakes and occur primarily on tectonic boundaries (the rift between two continental plates). When a hazard becomes a disaster through impact on humans there is a risk to, life, land, income and property. To say the impact of tectonic hazards in an LEDC (less economically developed country) is greater than that of a MEDC (more economically developed country) is not a necessarily correct statement, the loss of human life from two equally powerful tectonic hazards is almost always more in an LEDC due to a number of factors, but in an MEDC effects on economy and property are, as a rule, far higher. Focusing on the loss of human life in LEDCs, this is due to a number of reasons, high population density often causes larger loss of life, this along with poorer building construction can lead to buildings collapsing on more people. Also poor predictive measures lead to an unawareness of impending disasters. The poor often have little choice in leaving the area, for example a poor family may own land on a volcano and have nothing else, the family could not move due to a lack of funds, or even an ignorance of the potential dangers. A poor country is often ill-equiped to deal with the aftermath of a natural disaster, lack of food, water, sanitation and secondary hazard prevention (fires, landslide and illness) means more people die as time goes on. These reasons are why many people consider natural disasters to have a greater impact in LEDCs than in MEDCs.

Answer 2

because the buildings and structures of the buildings are poorly built and resources and medical supplies are minimal. also the government is not as stable as an MEDC so the recovery after an earthquake for an LEDC is alot harder and takes longer.

Answer 3

LEDC because:

1. There's more poor quality housing in LEDCs. Poor quality houses are less stable, so they're destroyed more easily by earthquakes.
2. The infrastructure is often poorer in LEDCs. Poor quality roads make it harder for emergency services to reach injured people, which leads to more deaths.
3. LEDCs don't have much money to protect against earthquakes, e.g. by making buildings earthquake proof. They also don't have enough money or resources (e.g. food and emergency vehicles) to react straight away to earthquakes, so more people are affected by secondary impacts.
4. Healthcare is often worse in LEDCs. Many hospitals in LEDCs don't have enough supplies to deal with the large numbers of casualties after an earthquake, so more people die from treatable injuries.

Answer 4

Tectonic hazards are potential disasters caused by the shifting of the earth's plates, the two most well known of these disasters are volcanoes and earthquakes and occur primarily on tectonic boundaries (the rift between two continental plates). When a hazard becomes a disaster through impact on humans there is a risk to, life, land, income and property. To say the impact of tectonic hazards in an LEDC (less economically developed country) is greater than that of a MEDC (more economically developed country) is not a necessarily correct statement, the loss of human life from two equally powerful tectonic hazards is almost always more in an LEDC due to a number of factors, but in an MEDC effects on economy and property are, as a rule, far higher. Focusing on the loss of human life in LEDCs, this is due to a number of reasons, high population density often causes larger loss of life, this along with poorer building construction can lead to buildings collapsing on more people. Also poor predictive measures lead to an unawareness of impending disasters. The poor often have little choice in leaving the area, for example a poor family may own land on a volcano and have nothing else, the family could not move due to a lack of funds, or even an ignorance of the potential dangers. A poor country is often ill-equiped to deal with the aftermath of a natural disaster, lack of food, water, sanitation and secondary hazard prevention (fires, landslide and illness) means more people die as time goes on. These reasons are why many people consider natural disasters to have a greater impact in LEDCs than in MEDCs.

Answer 5

LEDCs are obviously less developed, meaning the homes are poorly constructed. This means they can easily knock over and kill many. It also means sanitation is poor and diseases will spread through water. Poorer countries will also find it harder to pay for aid to reach the devastated area. This means more people are likely to be killed.

Answer 6

i think itsa worse because ellie lives there