1. Earthquake in Haiti Noor Al-Mana 9D 7/2/2010

2. The issue Earthquakes are caused when the pressure from when the tectonic plates move into each other increases , the earth shakes and an earthquake is active.

4. On 12/1/2010 an earthquake of magnitude 7.0 hit Haiti.

7. Economic Impacts Damages that happened to the Haitian National Palace.

8. SocialImpacts These include: *Death *Serious Injury *Homelessness *Illnesses

9. Environmental Impacts

10. Political Impacts Politicians from around the world are trying to come up with a solution for Haiti.

11. Solutions A solution is building stronger buildings but the problem is that the cost money and Haiti is a very poor country.

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