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NAME PER DATE

The numbers of the questions correlate with the numbers of the article that accompanies this sheet!

__ 1. __ Explain what happened in Japan on March 11th.

2. How often do they usually hit?

How did the people feel?

3. Describe the destruction. How many have died so far? _ What else has happened?

4. Describe what the country is doing for relief effort: * *

What are two effects of the disaster? * *

5. Where else around the Pacific have the waves heightened as a result of this earthquake?

6. What was one of the major effects worrying Japanese officials?

Explain in detail what happened with the cooling systems:

7. Why are officials distributing iodine?

8. 25 years ago in the Ukraine, what happened?

Describe what the children from the Ukraine experienced.

9. What can you do to show support to victims of this tragedy?

Turn over and read #10 carefully!!

10. 20 points On the back of this page, summarize in a very CLEAR (SEExI) paragraph, what this article was about. Think about the causes, three major effects (explaining each of these accurately) and what challenges lie ahead for the Japanese (and the world).