What you have to research ……
1. Where is Japan? – a map might be useful.
2. What is Japan like?
– look its wealth and facilities (maybe hospitals/health, transport, education, types of industry etc.). Is it wealthy?
3. What caused the earthquake and how did the earthquake cause the Tsunami?
– you need to talk about the plate tectonics
4. What effects have the earthquake and Tsunami had? – split this into economic/social and environmental to make this research good
5. How well prepared was Japan for the earthquake and how well prepared was it for the Tsunami? Why did more people die from the tsunami and so few from such a large earthquake?
6. How have governments and charities in Japan and abroad responded to the disaster? –Why is it difficult to respond successfully to this disaster?
7. Why did this earthquake cause so much more destruction and loss of life than the recent one in Christchurch New Zealand?

A named example
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Brief explanation
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A key reason
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Key question
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You could also link the different explanations with arrows to show how some reasons are related and linked together

• Not all will need a mind map – eg questions 1 and 2
• Could you combine some questions?
(Maybe “5 and 6” or “6 and 7 or even “5 and 6 and 7”)
• Set your piece of A3 up with more than one question starter

An example of a place
Brief explanation economic social
What effects did the tsunami have?
environmental
A key reason
What caused the tsunami?
Earthquake
There is a plate margin close to Japan.
The 2 plates are moving towards each other. The Earthquake under the sea caused displaced the water so a wave was caused
Pacific Plate and Eurasian Plate