Chapter 7: Japan paragraph 1 and 2

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Remember: plate tectonics 

>Endogenic force 
>Plates and faults (cracks between plates)
>Continental and oceanic plates
>Plate directions
                >Convergent
                >Transform
                >Divergent

>Ridges and trenches

To do at home: Draw a mindmap of
this slide!!

Revision 7.1 and 7.2

• - You are able to explain what the ring of fire is
• -You are able to name the natural disasters that occur often in Japan
• -You are able to explain why there are earthquakes and volcanoes in Japan

• You are able to explain how a tsunami is formed
• You are able to explain why a tsunami is not dangerous until the coastline is reached.
• You can name the effects on an area that is hit by a tsunami
• You can describe what aid is needed after a tsunami hits

Language aim:

You are able to explain the following terms: 

See excercise at the end of the lessonup!

Scale levels

"The scale you use when you look at the world: local, regional, national, continental & global."

Calculating Scale

They are connected

ScScale levels and 

calculating scale 

are connected

Richter scale

We express the intensity or magnitude of an earthquake on the so called Richter scale.  

Beaufort
 scale

= Scale for measuring 
wind force

Saffir-Simpson Scale

= scale for measuring the force of a Hurricane

(starts where the beaufort scale stops)

On a scale of 1 to 10, how convinced are you about understanding scales?

Language aim:

You are able to explain the following terms: 

Write all terms you should know from paragraph 1 and 2 in your notebook. Explain them straight away, try not to look!

 Remember the blue blocks at the end of each paragraph!

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