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List the secondary hazards related to the earthquake:

1. Describe one concept, hazard, or result of tsunami that you didn’t know before watching the film (2-3 sentences).

2. Relative to Japan and the Pacific Ocean, where was the epicenter of the March 11 earthquake? (use cardinal directions)

3. The town of Miyako has 30-ft high seawalls to protect them from a tsunami. Why were these walls ineffective?

4. How did a saltwater lake form in the snowy mountain village of Kahoku, which is 8 kilometers from the coast?

5. Are there ways to protect coastal cities from tsunami resulting from a megathrust earthquake, or is it hopeless?

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