No doubt you've heard about the Earth quake, which triggered a Tsunami, that hit Japan? It's amazing how powerful nature is, isn't it?
Japan is an Island nation in East Asia Located in the Pacific Ocean. The Characters that make up the word Nippon (Or Nihon. But it is officially Nihon-koku or Nippon-koku) mean "Sun-Origin" which is why Japan is called "The Land of the Rising Sun".
Japan is an Archipelago of 6,852 Islands. The four largest Islands are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku. Together, they make up 97% of Japan's total area. Japan has the world's tenth-largest population, with over 127 million people. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes the De Facto capital city of Tokyo and several surrounding prefectures, is the largest metropolitan area in the world, with 30 million residents.
This country lies between Latitudes 24° and 46°N, and longitudes 122° and 146°E. About 73% of Japan is forested, mountainous, and unsuitable for agricultural, industrial, or residential use. Because of this, the habital zones, which are mainly located on the coast, have extremely high population densities.
The Islands of Japan are located in the volcanic zone of the Pacific Ring of Fire. They are primarily the result of the subduction of the Philippine Sea plate beneath the continental Amurian Plate, and Okinawa Plate to the south, and the subduction of the Pacific plate under the Okhotsk plate to the North.
The 2011 TÅhoku earthquake and tsunami was caused by a 9.0 magnitude undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occured on Friday, March 11 2011. The earthquake triggered an extremely destructive Tsunami with waves up to 38 meters (124 ft) that struck Japan minutes after the earthquake. The Tsunami traveled up to 6 miles inland. The earthquake and Tsunami caused extensive and severe structural damage.
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Our school also folded (last i checked) 990 paper cranes. We're sending them to an organization that will send two dollars for every paper crane. If you haven't heard the story of the paper crane, you can read about it at WIKIPEDIAYES
Sadako Sasaki and the one Thousand Oragami Cranes
~Momo
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