Unit 7 DB 1
Federalism in Public Safety
On the morning of November 2016 Japan was hit by a Tsunami. The current population of Japan is about 126,220,308, and “93.7 % of the population is urban which the median age is about 46.7 years” (“Japan Population World, 2016), and they were not prepared for this type of disaster. The layout of Japan is that it is an island and according to Geography of Japan (n.d.) states that Japan is located in eastern Asia in the Pacific Ocean to the east of China, Russia, North Korea and South Korea, and it is an archipelago that is made up of over 6,400 islands, the largest of which are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku. As for their population, they are considered to have one of the largest population and they also have the world's largest economy. The Tsunami was caused by an earthquake which was felt by other nations under the ocean floor, and it …show more content…
It would be great if a crystal ball that could predict when a disaster will occur, and no matter how much training we have in place in regards to first responders, because as we have stated over and over in this report is not a predictable event. We keep hampering this because some people keep thinking that a natural disaster can be created by humans, but until we have proof or scientific evidences we will be repeating this a lot.
References
Back, A. (2011). Tsunamis: how they form. Retrieved from http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/science-environment/2011/03/tsunamis-how-they-form/
Geography of Japan (n.d.). Retrieved from http://geography.about.com/od/japanmaps/a/japan-geography-history.htm
Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (n.d.). The White House. Retrieved from
Federalism in Public Safety
On the morning of November 2016 Japan was hit by a Tsunami. The current population of Japan is about 126,220,308, and “93.7 % of the population is urban which the median age is about 46.7 years” (“Japan Population World, 2016), and they were not prepared for this type of disaster. The layout of Japan is that it is an island and according to Geography of Japan (n.d.) states that Japan is located in eastern Asia in the Pacific Ocean to the east of China, Russia, North Korea and South Korea, and it is an archipelago that is made up of over 6,400 islands, the largest of which are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku. As for their population, they are considered to have one of the largest population and they also have the world's largest economy. The Tsunami was caused by an earthquake which was felt by other nations under the ocean floor, and it …show more content…
It would be great if a crystal ball that could predict when a disaster will occur, and no matter how much training we have in place in regards to first responders, because as we have stated over and over in this report is not a predictable event. We keep hampering this because some people keep thinking that a natural disaster can be created by humans, but until we have proof or scientific evidences we will be repeating this a lot.
References
Back, A. (2011). Tsunamis: how they form. Retrieved from http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/science-environment/2011/03/tsunamis-how-they-form/
Geography of Japan (n.d.). Retrieved from http://geography.about.com/od/japanmaps/a/japan-geography-history.htm
Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (n.d.). The White House. Retrieved from