Chapter 4 paragraph 2 lesson 2

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo
• Leerjaar 1

At the end of this lesson

you can explain how tsunami's form and what the effects are of tsunami's

Tsunami in Japan 

• March 2011
• Seaquake of 9.0 on the scale of Richter
• Caused a massive tsunami to reach the coast of Japan 

Tsunamis are not dangerous until they reach the coast:

1 the wave slows down in the shallow water.

2 the crest of the wave overtakes the trough in front.

3 the wave becomes higher.

The tsunami had a major impact on Japan.

The tsunami caused a nuclear power plant in the city of Fukushima to overheat and explode.

evacuation of people living within a radius of 30 kilometres because of radiation.

  

• The impact remains evident to this day: - soil is contaminated

 - water is polluted -> clean-up work will take at least another 40 years

What are the effects of the tsunami?

To work

• Check answers paragraph 1 (answermodel is on teams)
• Start paragraph 2: read + make assignments 

What did you learn today?