Disaster Zone
This is the area where many tectonic plates meet around Japan.
What is the Ring of Fire?
You feel shaking and objects begin to fall in a classroom.
What is drop, cover, and hold on?
These warriors protected land and served powerful leaders.
Who are samurai?
This code guided how samurai should live and act.
What is Bushido?
This person had the title of ruler but little real power.
Who is the emperor?
This type of plate movement causes the ground to suddenly shake.
What is an earthquake?
A warning tells people to leave the coast immediately.
What is a tsunami warning?
This curved sword was the samurai’s most important weapon.
What is a katana?
This value means staying true and loyal to your leader.
What is loyalty?
This leader controlled the military and government.
Who is the shogun?
This disaster forms when the ocean floor suddenly shifts.
What is a tsunami?
Buildings in Japan are designed this way to reduce damage
What is built to sway or move safely?
Samurai also used this weapon to attack from far away.
What is a bow and arrow?
This value means facing danger without fear.
What is bravery?
These landowners controlled regions and had their own armies.
Who are daimyo?
This natural event releases ash, lava, and gas from the Earth.
What is a volcanic eruption?
Practicing drills helps people do this during emergencies.
What is stay calm and react quickly?
During peaceful times, many samurai had this type of job.
What is working for the government?
Samurai believed they must always do this, even after failure.
What is maintain honor?
This group produced food but had low status.
Who are farmers?
Japan has many disasters mainly because of this geographic reason.
What is being located on tectonic plate boundaries?
After a strong earthquake near the ocean, this is the next danger people watch for.
What is a tsunami?
This event caused the samurai to lose their role in Japan.
What is the modernization of Japan / Meiji Restoration?
If a samurai failed their duty, they believed this action restored honor.
What is taking their own life (seppuku)?
This group made money from trade but was lowest in society.
Who are merchants?