japan 2011 Flashcards

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1
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Is Japan a MEDC or a LEDC

A

MEDC

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what were the hazards?

A
  • ground shaking
  • tsunami
    -waves over 10 m high
  • moved 5km in land
    40km of coastline affected
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where was the epicentre?

what was its depth?

A
  • offshore japan

- 24km

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4
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when was the earthquake?

A

11 march 2011

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what was its magnitude?

A

9

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how many aftershocks were there?

what was there magnitude?

A
  • 102

- 6 or greater

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what were the causes?

A
  • destructive plate boundary

- pacific plate subducted underneath north american plate

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what were the secondary impacts?

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  • food rationing and water shortages
  • 4 million people were without electricity in Tokyo
  • 25 million tones of debris generated
  • 15,853 killed
  • 6,023 injured
  • 3,282 missing
  • value of yen dropped
  • 4,000 roads, 78 bridges, 29 railways affected
  • more that 330,000 living in temporary accommodation
  • reconstruction cost estimated at 23 trillion yen equal to £181 billion.
  • almost 300,000 buildings destroyed and a further 1 million damaged
  • radioactive leaks from nuclear power stations
  • oil refineries near Tokyo caught fire
  • rail services cut to save energy
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