On December 10, 1988, a 6.9 earthquake hit Armenia, killing approximately
55,000, people and leaving over half a million homeless. Less than a year
later, in October 1989, an even stronger 7.1 earthquake hit San Francisco,
California, killing only 62 and leaving 12,000, homeless.
Why are the poor and poverty-stricken areas disproportionately affected by
natural disasters?
5 points
O Tragedies and disasters tend to follow the poor and disadvantaged.
O Natural disasters and tragedies make it hard for the government to help the poor.
The poor tend to not know when disasters are coming and tend to not be able to
escape.
The poor tend to live in unsafe environments and in cheaper, shoddily-constructed
O
shelters.