Japan+Pathfinder


 * JAPAN'S NATURAL DISASTERS **

**A Pathfinder created for 7th Grade Social Studies** **By Mrs. Winters & Mrs. Watts**

**I Wonder...? **
 * 1) How do the different physical features of Japan affect where people choose to settle? Compare and contrast various reasons for and against living in a particular area in Japan, such as inland, coastal areas, mountainous terrain, etc.
 * 2) Japan is very susceptible to many types of natural disasters--volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, etc. When these disasters occur, in what ways might the economy be affected in those particular areas?

**Electronic Resources ** User Name and Password required Our electronic resources are the most reliable for information. On the left navigation area, click on Electronic Resources, then choose which resource. You will need user names and passwords, so if you don't have a library brochure with this information, see the library staff to get one.

**Internet Resources ** __**Learn About Natural Disasters**__ [|Oregon State University: Diagram of Tectonic Plates] [|CNN: What is a Tsunami?] [|Savage Earth - PBS] [|Richter Scale - Earthquake Facts] [|Tsunami Animation - Nat'l Ocean & Atmospheric Administration] [|Japan & the Economics of Disaster - The New Yorker website]

**__1923 Great Kanto Earthquake in Japan__** [|Great Kanto Earthquake - Encyclopaedia Britannica] [|1923 Earthquake in Japan - St. Louis University's Earthquake Center] [|1923 Great Kanto Earthquake: Time's Top 10 Deadliest Earthquakes]

[|Kobe Earthquake - Geo Resources website] [|Kobe Earthquake - The Geography Site website] [|Kobe Earthquake - National Geographic website] [|Kobe Earthquake - U.S.Geological Survey website] [|Kobe Earthquake - Encyclopaedia Britannica] [|Japan's Recovery from 1995 Earthquake - UK Reuters]
 * __1995 Earthquake in Kobe, Japan__** (also known as Grand Hanshin earthquake)

[|Massive Quake & Tsunami Strike Japan - PBS News] [|Photo Essay - PBS] [|Comparison 1995 & 2011 Earthquakes in Japan - World News]
 * __March 2011 Earthquake & Tsunami in Japan__**

**__Volcanoes in Japan__** __[|Japan's Volcanoes - U.S. Geological Survey website]__ __[|Tectonics & Volcanoes of Japan - Oregon State University]__ [|Volcanoes of Japan - Volcano Discovery website] [|Monitoring Japan's Earthquakes & Tsunamis - Japan Meterological Agency]


 * Also: Use some of the resources in the General Reference sections on the left**

Keywords to look for in the index: Japan, Disasters, Earthquakes, Volcanoes
 * In-Library Resources ** Use Encyclopedias, especially our newest set of World Books.

**Print Sources ** //Geological Disasters// (Aylesworth) - 2 copies //Japan: City and Village Life// (Country Insights series) //Japan// (Nations of the World series)

DON'T FORGET TO USE YOUR TEXTBOOK, TOO!