The 2010 earthquake in Haiti caused an extraordinarily high number of deaths, perhaps over 250,000, for a magnitude 7 earthquake. Which factor did NOT play a role as to why there so many deaths? A) Poverty B) Weak building construction C) Shallow sloping coastline allowed tsunami to surge far inland. D) Large young population were in schools that collapsed. E) High population density

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The earthquake in Haiti did not trigger a tsunami, so the shallow sloping coastline did not contribute to the high number of deaths. Factors that did contribute included poverty, weak building construction, a large young population in schools that collapsed, and high population density.

The 2010 Earthquake in Haiti Caused an Extraordinarily High Number