Nepalese earthquake - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Nepalese Earthquake - Answer magnitude 7.8 year 2015 deaths approx 9000 cost 25% of GDP (5 billion) Rely on foreign aid 50% live in poverty 100 aftershocks Khatmandu building poor mountainous= landslides unprepared emergency services Loma Prieta Earthquake - Answer year 1989 San Francisco magnitude 6.9 liquifaction- freeway collapsed= 42/67 deaths Iceland volcano - Answer year 2010 no deaths affected global flights; over 100000 cancelled affected 10 million ppl l...

What makes a state a state? - answer-Territoriality and Sovereignty What are the conditions of statehood? - answer-Permanent population, Defined territory, a Government, and capacity to enter relations with other states What is power? - answer-Ability to achieve ones personal goals or purposes, get other to do what you want Hard Power - answer-Military, Visible, and tangible Soft Power - answer-Negotiations, Norm Making, Indirect What are the elements of rational choice? - answer-...

What makes a state a state? - answer-Territoriality and Sovereignty What are the conditions of statehood? - answer-Permanent population, Defined territory, a Government, and capacity to enter relations with other states What is power? - answer-Ability to achieve ones personal goals or purposes, get other to do what you want Hard Power - answer-Military, Visible, and tangible Soft Power - answer-Negotiations, Norm Making, Indirect What are the elements of rational choice? - answer-...