Japanese Tsunami

Question 1

How many are still missing? (Primary, social effect)

Answer 1

8000

Question 2

How many were without power? (Primary, social effect)

Answer 2

4 million

Question 3

Where did no buildings collapse, due to earthquake-proof structures?

Answer 3

Tokyo

Question 4

How much warning did they get? (Immediate response)

Answer 4

20 mins

Question 5

What did Google set up? (Immediate response)

Answer 5

Person finder app

Question 6

Which ocean did the earthquake happen in and what was the magnitude?

Answer 6

• Pacific ocean

- 9 (richter scale)

Question 7

By 2018, what % of public housing units were completed? (Long-term response)

Answer 7

92%

Question 8

How many people were living in government shelters? (Secondary, socio-economic effect)

Answer 8

215,000

Question 9

How many people died? (Primary, social effect)

Answer 9

15,400

Question 10

Radiation leaked and 3 workers suffered radiation exposure from which plant? (Secondary, environmental, social effect)

Answer 10

Fukushima

Question 11

What happened to oil refineries? (Secondary, economic effect)

Answer 11

set on fire

Question 12

When did it happen?

Answer 12

11th March 2011

Question 13

What was the worst affected city?

Answer 13

Sendai

Question 14

What was the total insured loss? (Secondary, economic effect)

Answer 14

$185 billion

Question 15

Give a positive and negative of the Fudai sea wall (Immediate response)

Answer 15

\+ve = saved the town (3000 residents)
-ve = still damaged the port