Miscellaneous
Architecture
Historical Events
Physical Features (and how they were made)
100

These two indigenous groups had to adapt to the mountainous landscape in Japan

Who are the Ainu and the Okinawans 

100

Japanese buildings were historically made from this material to help mitigate the effects of earthquakes

What is wood?

100

The Tohoku Earthquake or the earthquake we saw a video happening, happened in this year.

2011

100

Japan is located on this tectonic plate feature (not the type of boundary)

What is the Ring of Fire?

200

This is the population of Japan

125.8 Million people

200

Of the following, these two styles of material were used to help prevent earthquake damage:

Plaster, Posts, Bricks, Beams, Columns

What are posts and beams?

200

The highest recorded magnitude of an earthquake in Japan is

9.0

200

About this much of Japan is made of mountains.

75%

300

This is the average magnitude of an earthquake in Japan

4.0-4.9

300

Traditional buildings are built to bend during earthquakes to prevent the buildup of this

What is stress/tension?

300

The most recent earthquake in Japan was this earthquake

Although Japan has earthquakes almost every day, the most recent earthquake was on 8/6/22

300

Japan sits on the boundary of these four plates.

What are the Pacific, North American, Eurasian and Filipino plates

400

This is the number of buildings destroyed in Japan's devastating tsunami-earthquake in 2011

138,000

400

Building requirements have increased over history after each occurrence of this--this is also the reason that older buildings are less earthquake tolerant.

What are major earthquakes?

400

The most deadly earthquake in Japan had this many casualties

The Great Kanto Earthquake had 120,000-140,000 casualties

400

Japan was formed by subduction plates pulling it away from the rest of Eurasia this long ago.

What is 15 million years ago?

500

This indigenous group of Japan living in the extreme environment are different genetically than the rest of modern Japanese people. 

Who are the Ainu?

500

Unlike wooden houses, the offices, commercial buildings, and condominiums you see on the street are reinforced with this.

What are concrete and steel frames?

500

Japan has had this many recorded on land earthquakes

What is 4860

500

This part of Japan was formed from hotspots

The Japan islands