Earthquake - Tohoku (2011) Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
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Demographics of Japan
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- aging population
- GDP per capita = $49,000
- population = 123 million
2
Q
key facts about the event + location
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- Tohoku, Japan
- Richter scale magnitude of 9.0
- happened in the afternoon, most people were out and about
3
Q
perception of the event
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attachment - friends and family may live there
adaptation - people are confident in their safety protection measures
4
Q
association to plate tectonics
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- subduction zone
- destructive plate margin (oceanic + continental)
5
Q
primary impacts
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- 16,000 deaths
- 131,000 displaced
6
Q
secondary impacts
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- most expensive natural disaster in history ($235 billion)
- Fukushima power station experienced meltdowns in 7 of its reactors
- tsunami waves up to 40m high
7
Q
immediate responses
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- declared a 20km evacuation zone
- tsunami warnings sent out
8
Q
long term responses
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- £190 billion approved to be spent on reconstruction
- less than 9 months later, 96% of the electricity supply had been restored
