LEDC Case Study: Gujarat earthquake, 2001
Resources: Why did it happen?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/in_depth/world/2001/south_asia/gujarat_quake/
http://www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/naturaldisasters/
http://www.bennett.karoo.net/topics/earthquakes.html
http://www.seismo-watch.com/EQS/AB/2001/010126.001.India.html
Where did it happen? (location of epicentre/what is the area like?)
Fact zone: Primary effects Secondary Effects
When?
What happened?

The short term aftermath (what happens during the Why did so many people die?
first week after the earthquake?)
The long term aftermath (what happens after the first Why do LEDCs like India suffer more from earthquakes
week and in the future?) than MEDCs like the USA and Japan?