Chapter 4 Japan Paragraph 1: country in the ring of fire

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

At the end of this lesson

you can explain why the risk of natural disasters in Japan is so high

What do you know already about
JAPAN

Basic information first

• Endogenic/exogenic forces
• Tectonic plate movement (convection currents)
• Effects: natural disasters 

Japan 

• A country with a lot of earthquakes, tsunami's and volcanic activity
• Because of endogenic forces: 3 plates meet
• -> subduction -> oceanic plates go under the continental plates

To work

• Read paragraph 1 (page 62 of your coursebook)
• Make assigments (see workplanner)
• 8 minutes silence, after that you can discuss with your neighbour 

What have you learned today?