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Question 1

Give 3 issues faced by people living in Tokyo:

Answer 1

Lack of Space, Earthquake country, Is crowded and polluted.

Question 2

Why is Lack of Space an issue in Japan?

Answer 2

In Japan, land is scarce. This comes at a high price. There is little flat land as buildings have already taken it all up.

Question 3

Why is an Earthquake country an issue in Japan?

Answer 3

Because Japan experiences an average of 1,500 earthquakes every year, although most are too weak to feel.

Question 4

Why is Crowded and polluted an issue in Japan?

Answer 4

Because Japan’s cities are extremely packed. Tokyo has a population density of 37,000 people per square kilometre which can make it feel crowded. All those people and vehicles also contribute to air pollution, especially in major cities. Factories also cause air and noise pollution.

Question 5

Why do natural hazard affect Japan?

Answer 5

Because Japan is situated between 4 tectonic plates (Eurasian plate, North America plate, Phillippine plate and Pacific plates). They rub and hit against each other which sends of energy towards to land which starts an earthquake.

Question 6

What happened in Typhoon Hagibis?

Answer 6

• High intensity rainfall which lead to flooding.
• More than 1 million were evacuated
• Hit on October 2019
• High wind (150 mph)
• 74 died

Question 7

What were the responses of Typhoon Hagibis?

Answer 7

England V France world cup Rugby match was cancelled.

Question 8

What happened in Tohoku Earthquake?

Answer 8

• A 39m high tsunami travelled up to 6 miles in land.
• Measured 9.0 magnitude
• Struck of Japan’s north coast.
• Happened at 2:46 pm on Friday March 11th 2011
• Radiation leak ( Fukushima Nuclear power plant) which is harmful to health.
• 15,854 people died
• 300,000 people lost their homes

Question 9

What were the responses of Tohoku Earthquake?

Answer 9

• Government moved everyone living near the radiation leak.
• Everyone had to evacuate to higher ground.

Question 10

What has helped Drip tips to survive?

Answer 10

The shape helps them to get rid of the rain quickly so it doesn’t grow fungus and bacteria. Otherwise it would prevent photosynthesis which means it would die.

Question 11

What has helped Spider Monkeys long tails to survive?

Answer 11

As they use their tail as an extra limb to get fruit, nuts high up in the trees in the canopy layer and for running from branch to branch in case theirs a predator below.

Question 12

What are 3 causes of deforestation?

Answer 12

People clearing land for agriculture and also soybeans and cattle ranching, Logging and Indigineous tribes slash and burn agriculture

Question 13

Why is people clearing land for soybeans and cattle ranching an issue?

Answer 13

Because People all over the world want to eat meat , like chicken and pork. To feed these animals, we need a lot of food. Unfortunately Farmers cut down trees to make room for soybean farms because they can make a lot of money growing them.

Question 14

Why is Logging an issue?

Answer 14

As trees are being felled for timber, mining operations often gold and other valuable minerals, are destroying vast tracts of forest.

Question 15

Why is Indigenous tribes slash and burn agriculture an issue?

Answer 15

Because it temporarily makes soil fertile for growing crops. However, slash-and-burn causes deforestation because the trees and plants are removed completely.

Question 16

Draw a diagram of Japan and place the following:
* Four main islands of Japan.
*Two oceans that surround Japan
*The capital city of Japan

Answer 16

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Question 17

What does Biotic mean? and some examples:

Answer 17

Living parts of the ecosystem e.g plants and animals.

Question 18

What does Abiotic mean? and some examples:

Answer 18

Non-living parts of the ecosystem e.g sunlight and rainwater.

Question 19

What does a Food chain mean?

Answer 19

A diagram that shows direct links between producers and consumers.

Question 20

What does a Biome mean?

Answer 20

An area of land that receives no more than 250 mm of precipitation a year.

Question 21

What does Sustainable mean?

Answer 21

It means using Earth’s resources, like forests and water, in a smart way so they’ll last for us and future generations.

Question 22

Look over the Graph skill segment of the sheet!

Answer 22

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