Investigating Earthquakes – Japan Gurjit & Ashwin Preliminary questions: a. Why do earthquakes happen in this location? b. Does this location fall on any fault lines? c. What are they doing to prepare themselves? d. How often earthquakes happen in this location? e. The last earthquake? f. The strongest earthquake? g. What are the hazards of earthquakes in this area? h. How are the structures built in this area Investigation: i. Japan is located in an area where several continental
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K. E. Geology 100 4/15/13 Japan earthquake On March 11‚ 2011‚ Japan was hit by a magnitude 9.0 quake at about 2:50 pm. This would turn out to be the largest earthquake in the past thousands years to ever be recorded. What caused this massive destruction one might ask? This devastating quake was caused because Japan is located between two major tectonic plates. When a large number of plate movements occur‚ the Pacific Plate makes its way below a subduction zone. When plate movements
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Earthquake in Japan I- What is an EARTHQUAKE? * An Earthquake is a sudden movement of the earth’s lithosphere caused by a sudden release of energy in the earth’s crust. II- The Location of Japan. * Located in the Pacific Ocean it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan‚ China‚North Korea‚ South Korea and Russia. The Japanese archipelago is located in an area where several continental and oceanic plates meet. III- The Earthquakes in Japan. * The Great Kanto Earthquake‚ the
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faded as I aged. On tier one these people are who I classify as friends that are acquaintances. My acquaintances are people that I stay in contact with occasionally‚ and see rarely. Although I do not communicate with my tier-one friends on a daily basis I do however give my support in their personal endeavors‚ and events. It’s a good thing that I only have a few of these friends that I call acquaintances. For example‚ I have a friend back home that only call me to get information on my brother-in-laws
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interesting facts that make up the geography of Japan.The island of Honshu is the largest island of all of Japan and is also the main island. Tokyo is located on this island‚this island also has the major port and harbor: Yokohama. Kobe is one of an important commercial centers. All of these cities and businesses are important and are all located on the island of Honshu. Shikoku is the smallest island of Japan‚ it borders on the East‚ which is by the Pacific Ocean‚ and on the West‚which is near the Inland
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A friend in need is a friend indeed. People today are becoming so selfish that it has become difficult to call anybody my best friend. Everybody tries to exploit others. The people whom you regard as your best friends often prove otherwise. True friends have become as rare as the dodo. A search for them is bound to fail. However‚ if there is somebody whom we can call our friend‚ we are lucky. To have a good friend is worth a million rupees‚ even more. Nikhil is my best friend. He is tall
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Letter from Birmingham Jail is a letter written by Martin Luther King‚ Jr. while he was in jail for participating in peaceful protest against segregation. He wrote the letter in response to criticisms made by white clergymen. Dr. King’s goal of this letter was to draw attention to the injustice of segregation‚ and to defend his tactics for achieving justice. He uses a large number of rhetorical devices in his letter to reach his goal‚ including point of view‚ imagery‚ and rhetorical questions. He
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TSUNAMI IN JAPAN Japan was hit by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on March 11‚ 2011‚ that triggered a deadly 23-foot tsunami in the country’s north. The giant waves deluged cities and rural areas alike‚ sweeping away cars‚ homes‚ buildings‚ a train‚ and boats‚ leaving a path of death and devastation in its wake. Video footage showed cars racing away from surging waves. The earthquake—the largest in Japan’s history—struck about 230 miles northeast of Tokyo. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued warnings
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The same was true for me when my close friend‚ Alec Bruno‚ died. For six weeks every summer‚ for the majority of my youth‚ I would go to a summer camp in North Carolina. This camp was very important to me as it very much made me the person I am today. I developed relationships and skills that I will always cherish and carry with me. Camp was my escape from life as I was able to spend time with people I cared about that were completely different from my friends and family back at home. Last summer
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Current Events Assignment Earthquake in Japan On March 11‚ a 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck the northeastern coast of Japan‚ causing widespread and serious damage to infrastructure and to human life. A massive earthquake-triggered tsunami followed‚ washing away large parts of several coastal cities The recent tragedy in Japan will affect the global food supply and might just be the event that triggers the reverse of our dependence on Asia for cheap foods. Americans might complain about
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