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A Whole Lot of Danger
Geography of Japan:
What Are Some Things Japan Is Known For?
What are some things you chose for your flags?
Anything different from the videos we watched?
Today! Some of the More Dramatic Events in Japanese History
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Tsunamis
Oh my!
Have You Experienced Any of Those Events?
An erupting volcano?
An earthquake?
A tsunami?
Take some time, talk with your neighbours about what you know about these events
The Ring of Fire!
Major Issues! This region is lined
with active volcanoes because of Fault Lines in the Earth
Earthquakes happen quite a bit due to the plates of the Earth shifting
Earthquakes can cause tsunamis when they happen in the ocean
March 11, 2011
A very powerful, long earthquake hits Japan
8.9 on the Richter scale
The map shows all of the earthquakes, and aftershocks from the 11th -13th
Have you seen footage before? If not, you are about to
The 8.9 Earthquake Ever felt an
earthquake before?
Any comparison with this one?
What is affected the most?
How are people reacting?
What Happens Next...? Shortly after the
earthquake finished, people were told to evacuate
The government knew a tsunami was coming
Not always the case with earthquakes, but in this case...yeah
Clips of the Tsunami What is
happening? Where are
people going for safety?
What do you think clean-up would be like?
What would you rather experience?
Japan is Very Mountainous Mountains are
pretty! They go really
high, they tend to be covered in awesome forests
Good for hiking! So many great
times can be had thanks to mountains!
Except the Exploding Ones... This is when
mountains are less fun
Volcanoes are nice looking too, but require distance when actually doing their thing
Here is some more footage!
The Volcanoes Can Create Islands Though!
Japan: Dangerous and Beautiful
All of these things can make Japan a dangerous place to live at times
But it also makes it great to explore and sight-see
Can you imagine Burnaby looking as nice without mountains?
Map Assignment Time! Should be able to
finish this before the end of class
Will be due next class (Monday)
Try to finish it now because there’s more to do for the weekend....
One More Thing... A half page
written assignment!
You get to choose which type of disaster it is on
As long as it happens in Japan, and relates to its geography
Due next Wednesday
Almost Done! What are some of
the major natural disasters related to the geography of Japan?
What is the area that includes both Japan and Vancouver called?
What causes many of these disasters to occur?