OPINION LINES 2
Earthquake Aid
Opinion Line
Activity 1
Draw an opinion line like the one shown below.
Short Term Aid ____________________________________ Long term aid
Then position the following forms of aid along the line depending on whether you think they are
short term aid, long term aid or somewhere in between.
 Teams of doctors and nurses
 Emergency health kits (expire in 5 years)
 Tents and blankets
 Counselling emotionally stressed children
 Cancellation of debts
 Bulldozers
 Clothing
 Engineers
 Rescue teams with sniffer dogs
 Dried food parcels
 Body heat sensors
 Education and play kits for schools
 Toilet and shower portacabins with septic tanks
 Measles vaccinations
 Cash
 Loans
 Bottles of water
 Building materials
 Tinned food parcels
 Fresh food parcels
Activity 2 – see page 2

Activity 2
You now need to add a 2nd axis to your opinion line like the one below
Most
appropriate
form of aid
Short Long term
term aid aid
Least
appropriate
form of aid
Now re-position the various forms of aid moving them north or south of where you
originally placed them on the fist opinion line.