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16 Cards in this Set
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What caused the tsunami?
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Destructive plate margin, Pacific plate subducted underneath Eurasian, upward flick of earths crust of 5-10m
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How many people died?
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20,000
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How many buildings damaged?
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200,000
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What port was destroyed?
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Sendai, 100,000 population
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How many aftershocks?
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1,000
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How many houses were cut off from electricity?
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6 million
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How many homes were cut off from water?
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1million
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What other effects occurred?
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Ruptured gas pipes- fires for several days
Explosions at Fukushima- nuclear contamination |
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How many soldiers were deployed?
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100,00 who distributed blankets, water and food
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Other responses?
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Search teams
Exclusion zone around power plant |
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What was the magnitude?
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9
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How many kilometres away was the epicentre from Sendai
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130 km
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How many metres tall was the tsunami that hit Sendai?
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10 metres
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How many houses destroyed?
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4,700
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How many roads cut off?
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582
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How many countries offered their help?
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91
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