Japan, Tohoku Earthquake 2011 🩵 Flashcards

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What is the population of tohoku?

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8.6 million

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2
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What magnitude was the tohoku earthquake?

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Magnitude 9

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When was the tohoku earthquake?

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11th March 2011

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How many after shocks was there? (Primary effects)

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1235 after shocks

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How much debris was there? (Primary effect)

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22 million tonnes

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How much did it take to repair the damage? (Primary effect)

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34.6 billion dollars

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How many people died? (Primary effect)

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22,000 deaths

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what is one primary effect of the tohoku earthquake?

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.damage to buildings

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How high was the tsunami? (Secondary effect)

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.5-8 meters high

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How far in land did the tsunami go? (Secondary effect)

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10km in land

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How many nuclear reactors did the tsunami wipe out and what did this cause? (Secondary effect)

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.wiped out 3 nuclear reactors
.caused a radiation leak

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How did this earthquake impact the U.K.? (Secondary effect)

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Nissan had to shut down one of there factories in the U.K. because they got most of their car parts from Japan and could not access the parts

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How many people were evacuated? (Short term response)

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140,000 + more from radiation leak

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How many nuclear reactors went offline because of the tsunami? (Short term response)

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55

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15
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How many people received aid? (Short term response)

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147,000

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What are more short term responses?

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.had to use mass graves because so many were being killed
.had to do more earthquake drills incase another happened

17
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Why did Toyota relocate and what did this cause? (Long term response?

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Some Toyota factories relocated from Japan because of the damage from earthquakes and this caused loss of jobs, income and industry

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What are 2 more long term responses?

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.railways had to be fixed
.fishing industry took a long time to recover