How to create a mind map of the Japanese tsunami

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How to create a mind map of the Japanese tsunami
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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?

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Starting a mind map
A named example
A named example
Brief explanation
Brief explanation
A key reason
A key reason
Key question
You could also link the different explanations
with arrows to show how some reasons are related
and linked together
A key reason
A key reason
Brief explanation
Brief explanation
A named example
A named example
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But there are 7 key questions Sir and only one
piece of paper.

• 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

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A more detailed concept map
An example of a place
Brief explanation
social
economic
A key reason
What caused the tsunami?
What effects did the tsunami have?
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
environmental
Pacific Plate and Eurasian Plate