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Facts on Japan
Nuclear Crisis
Tsunami/Earthquake
Recovery Effort
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Japan located at the edge of? a) The Pacific plate b) The Atlantic plate c) The Northern Japan plate
a) The Pacific Plate
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What caused the Nuclear crisis in Japan?
The Earthquake/Tsunami
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What was the cause of the Tsunami?
The Earthquake
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How many national defense members were sent to aid Japan? (Hint: Between 98,000 - 100,000)
100,000 national defense members have been dispatched to lead the aid efforts
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how many Earthquakes does japan have every 5 minuets?
Japan has 1 earthquake every 5 minuets
200
After the radioactive leaks, how long did the government estimate it would take to be livable again?
They Estimated 20 years
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Other than the Tsunami what did the Earthquake create off the Sendai coast?
A large Whirlpool
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What were 2 of the Many charities (mentioned in powerpoint) helping out Japan?
Red cross, and Japan Earthquake Relief Fund
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Japan is located in the pacific basin, called the "Ring of Fire". Why is it called the Ring of Fire?
The Ring of fire due to the extensive underwater volcanic activity in the reigion
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What Nuclear power plant had 3 Reactors damaged during the Tsunami?
The Fukushima Dai-ichi plant
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What magnitude was the earthquake on the Richter scale?
8.9 on the Richter scale
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in Euros, what is the estimated clean-up bill?
a staggering 184 Billion Euros