Japan Tsunami Case Study Mind map

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  • Created on: 27-03-17 12:01
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  • Japan 11/03/11 Tsunami Natural Hazard
    • Causes
      • Physical
        • When the plate flicked back up it displaced lots of water causing a tsunami
      • Human
        • 80% of people live on flat land near the coast
        • Only 58% of people headed for higher ground
        • Didn't expect that big of a tsunami
    • Effects
      • Primary
        • 300,000 buildings destroyed
        • flooded 217 square miles travelled 6 miles inland
        • 1,000 buildings were damaged
      • Secondary
        • $1,200 billion lost
        • radiation leaked into groundwater, and grass lead to milk being contaminated(5x the safe amount)
    • Responses

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