japan

Question 1

when

Answer 1

march 11 2011

Question 2

where?

Answer 2

japan, tohoku

Question 3

mag

Answer 3

8.9

Question 4

dead

Answer 4

28,000

Question 5

cost

Answer 5

$300 billion

Question 6

duration

Answer 6

6 mins

Question 7

eipcenter

Answer 7

70km from japans north east coats

Question 8

plate boundry

Answer 8

destructive

Question 9

which plates?

Answer 9

pacific and north american plate boundy realsing 100s of years worth of pressure as the pacific plate boundry was subducted

Question 10

how much did the coatsline submerge

Answer 10

0.6m

Question 11

wave reach

Answer 11

3 miles in land

Question 12

how many earthquakes does japan have a year?

Answer 12

1,500

Question 13

pacific ring of fire?

Answer 13

yes

Question 14

which four major tectonic plates is japan wedged between

Answer 14

north america, pacific, eurasain and phillipine

Question 15

injured

Answer 15

6,150

Question 16

missing

Answer 16

2,500

Question 17

the —— largest earthquake?

Answer 17

5th

Question 18

movement?

Answer 18

off shore megathrust earthquake and shallow on shore earthquakes

Question 19

homes destroyed

Answer 19

130,000

Question 20

social impact

Answer 20

-bodys in mass graves
-90% death by drowing
-100,000 children seprated for their familys cus it was in school time
-333,000 in temporay accom
-300,000 buildings destroyed
-4,000 roads, 78 briged and 23 railways stations were destroyed

Question 21

economic impact

Answer 21

total cost $300 bil
-25 million tonnes of debris in the top 3 worest effected countries
230,000 vechcials destroyed
-4 ports destroyed
4.4 mil houses had no electric
-11 nuclcar power reactors were shut down
-saltwater contaminated crops

Question 22

political impacts

Answer 22

gov debt incraesed bcs it had to inject millions into the econmey at a time it was trying to reduce natiaonl debt
-poor defesen at national power plant fukshima added to the political weight of teh EU being againts the nulcar power argument