C7.2 Japan - Lesson 6: The Great East Japan Disaster

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JAPAN

C7.2: The Great East Japan Disaster

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What's the plan for today?

1. TOPOGRAPHY QUIZ
2. START: C7.2: The Great East Japan Disaster
   

GOALS OF C7.2

1. You can explain the words epicentre, hypocentre, Richter scale and seismologist (GG 73 + GG 74).
   
2. You can explain how the Richter scale is calculated (GG 74).
   
3. You can explain in 4 steps how a tsunami works (GG 76 + §2, question 2).
   
4. You can name the 5 scale levels and know their meaning (GG 7).
   
5. You can name 4 consequences of the tsunami in Japan in 2011.

The seaquake near Japan

How a tsunami is formed

How a tsunami is formed

You can explain in 4 steps how a tsunami works (GG 76 + §2, question 2).

• Open question 2 in your workbook.
• Open G76 at page 56-57 in your GeoGuide.

https://blog.ed.ted.com/2014/07/09/how-tsunamis-work-in-5-animated-gifs/

The rest of the lesson...

Introduction of C7.2: The Great East Japan Disaster

• Open page 106-107 in your coursebook.
• Read G73 & G74 in your GeoGuide.

Make questions 1, 3, 4 & 5 in your workbook.

This is also the homework for the next lesson.

HOMEWORK

C7.2: Make questions 1, 3, 4 & 5 in your workbook.