Dangerous Place Inquiry-Tokyo

What is the absolute location of Tokyo?(longitude, latitude)

36N 140E

What continent and country is it in?

Japan, Asia

What's the population and population density

9.273 Million With a population density of 6158 people
per km squared.

What type of community is it? (rural, Urban)

Urban

What cities are nearby?

Yokohama, Kamakura, and Enoshima are all nearby
cities you can easily visit on a day trip>

What are the natural features nearby?

Mount Kimori is the largest mountain in Tokyo standing
just over 6600 feet tall. The Nippara limestone cave is a tourist attraction in the area, Mount fuji is one of the worlds most well known mountain and it is locates just outside of Tokyo.

What plates are causing this?

Tokyo is near the intersection of 3 plates; the Eurasian, Pacific, and Philippine plates

What type of plate movement is happening near this area?

The 3 plates are all converging. The pacific ocean plate is subduction beneath the continental plate that holds the Japan Islands.

What may occur in the future based on the patterns and trends that already exist?

There is a huge pocket of lava beneath the ocean near Tokyo that is predicted to become a huge volcano and erupt in about 100 years and destroy most of Japan.

What are the accumulative damage costs of the all the previous natural disasters?

All of the repair costs from previous natural disasters add up
to a total of $610.01 Billion.

Who pays to fix everything?

The general population have disaster insurance available to them and the insurance companies will help pay some of the damage fees, some of the larger businesses can afford to pay for everything to fix their company. Public facilities, small businesses, and the rest of the population without insurance take a lot longer to be fixed if they get fixed at all. The government has some emergency money put aside but that isn't nearly enough and their debt is twice as much as the whole city is worth, so it is difficult to try and borrow money.

What is the cost of preparing everything vs. the cost of fixing the damage?

Paying that little bit of extra money to reinforce building and putting in place emergency procedures is so much more cost effective than paying to fix or rebuild everything, not to mention is a whole lot safer for the people of Tokyo. Every one dollar invested in preparing can save you $4 in damage costs.

What are the lont term effects on Tokyo's ecosystem?

Natural disasters such as Tsunamis for example can cause years worth of damage in just a few hours. They completley change the landscape wiping out vegetation and trees that are home to many animals and play an important role in the ecosystem of that area.

Have these disasters caused any native species to go extinct?

When natural disasters effect the natural vegetation and ecosystem of an are it also wipes out the homes of many animals. Because Tokyo is on an island the change in water depth can also drown land animals

How does this contribute to the pollution in this area?

Earthquakes often lead to tsunamis which can cause a lot of pollution. The main problem is water soil contamination, all of the debris from man made objects pollute the water with often toxic chemicals. This kills all life that depends on the water to live.

What is the annual loss of life due to natural disasters in this area?

The average loss of life in japan due to natural disasters is about 1 Million annually.

How do these disasters effect the quality of life in Tokyo?

Tokyo is ranked pretty high in most of the categories involved in the quality of life, but it is also the most dangerous live with a very high natural disaster rate.

Are there emergency measures put in place to protect the residents or Tokyo? If so, what are they?

The city of Tokyo's government has created a manual titled "Disaster Preparedness Tokyo". This book help people properly prepare for various natural disasters and includes details that are specific to the people of Tokyo's lifestyle.

What makes people want to live there? How much danger are the people of Tokyo in?

Some people move to Tokyo to immerse themselves in the culture of Japan, for work,or for the beautiful natural landscape or the man-made wonder of the city. Earthquakes occur every about every 5 minutes or so, but most of them are so minor they can't be felt. Tokyo alone accounts for 20% of the earths quakes magnitude 6 or greater, and Japan is ranked number one most dangerous city at risk for earthquakes.