Tohuku Earthquake Case Study Flashcards
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When was the Tohoku earthquake
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On march 11, 2011 at 2:46
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What plate margin caused the earthquake and what plates were involved
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It was caused by the collision of the pacific plates and the Eurasian plates making up a collision margin
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What where the focus points of the earthquake
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The city of Sendai and Fukushima
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Two social affects of Tohoku earthquake
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- 15,000 deaths, 6,000 injured and 130,000 thousand displaced
- Fukushima power plant was greatly affected by flooding shutting down 7 reactors, meaning that the lots of the tohoku reigon lost power.
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Two economical effects of the tohoku earthquake
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- The total cost of the damage was 235 billion dollars, and japans GDP dropped from 1.4 to - 1.7
- Many jobs were lost as damaged infrastructure meant people couldn’t go to work meaning the economy lacked efficiency, meaning that goods and services could’t be made
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Two environmental impacts of the tohoku earthquake
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- A 40m high wave, affected many towns and villages up to 6 miles inland, affecting habitat and animals that lives there
- Parts of Japan moves 2.4 metres closer to North America, and a 4.5 magnitude aftershock occurred
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Two political affects the tohoku earthquake
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- New political parties were formed as people grouped together
- Conflict was caused as people fought over food and supplies
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two short term and immediate responses of the earthquake
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- Army and rescue servies had to rescue many people and clear debris from the road to created access paths
- Many hospitals were destroyed, meaning that field hospitals had to be setup to treat injured people
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Two Long term responses of the earthquake
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- Japan received lots money from 163 different countries, and the red cross society received 1 billion in donations, relief kits were also donated
- Buildings needed to be adapted to earthquake with better escape procedures and with systems like shock absorbers.
