Shaping the Earths Surface Impact of Earthquake Volcano Flood Education for Children

kids educational games hi I'm Oliver so you came over to help me with my science project it's due on Friday and haven't even started that's why built the automatronic this time machine will allow me to go back in time to see what really happens during an earthquake volcano and flood once we leave we can't come back until we visit all three destinations we'll be going back in time to see some of the greatest natural disasters in history I've downloaded the entire world's history into the automatronic onboard computer Lucy say Hello Lucy Hello Lucy will tell us everything we need to know about each location and disaster I've already programmed Lucy with three destinations click on any one of the blinking destination lights to start the journey buckle up tight here we go Kanto wow what trip wasn't sure if that would work ended up in the neighbor's Garden the last time tried that Lucy where are we we are in Kanto Japan in the year 1923 we are just minutes away from one of the most devastating earthquakes in history click the icons on the computer screen to learn more about Kanto before the great earthquake people the Japanese believed they were the center of the world and their Emperor was Divine being those beliefs soon carried them into war with neighboring China in 1931 the leading cause of death in Japan before the war was pneumonia Japanese men were the sole providers for their families women were expected to be submissive and stay home to take care of their family life life was pretty simple in Japan in 1923 most families were farmers or small shop owners meals were cooked over wood fires and people traveled across Japan by train silk was the most important export in 1923 geography Japan is often referred to as the Land of the Rising Sun it comprises over 3,000 islands in the Pacific Ocean Kanto is very close to Tokyo and Yokohama Tokyo was and still is the most populated city in Japan at the time of the earthquake there was major typhoon off to the noo Peninsula wow Lucy life in Kanto was very interesting let's pull the disaster core to see what life was like after the big earthquake pulled the cord to see an earthquake I've never felt an earthquake that intense Lucy what happened to Kanto the Kanto earthquake was one of the largest and deadliest ever recorded it struck at lunchtime when many people were cooking with fires those fires spread quickly and were the largest cause of death here are some other statistics the earthquake registered as an 8.3 magnitude 105,000 people died 40,000 people went missing 1.9 million people were homeless after the earthquake the earthquake devastated Tokyo and Yokohama the earthquake moved 93 ton statue of Buddha I'm ready to visit the next destination when you are click on one of the buttons on the terminal and loci it will take us there hope Pompei if my calculations are right we should be somewhere over Italy almost 2,000 years back in time Lucy is that Italy see below us yes Oliver we are over the town of Pompei Italy in the year 79 ad you can click the icons on the computer screen to learn more about Pompei before its most famous disaster people the people of Pompei were made up of wealthy Roman vacationers artists shop owners and Farmers the town was home to more than 20,000 residents the town had forum great food market mill bar that served cold and hot beverages an Amphitheater grand hotel and numerous restaurants the current Pompei has been popular tourist destination for more than 2 250 years life people were considered very liberal by Roman standards life in Pompei was pleasant enough for the people to ignore the minor Tremors from Mount vus their Rich volcanic soil in Pompei allowed the farmers to grow some of the best produce in Italy geography Pompei is coastal town near Naples Italy the mighty Mount vvus could be seen from anywhere where in town it has erupted many times and is the only volcano in Europe to have erupted in the last 100 years pull the cord when you're ready to see malva suus blow its top it looks like everything disappeared Lucy what happened to Pompei the volcano blew enough Ash in the air to cover the entire city life was completely Frozen and buried in Ash here are some other statistics lava with temperature of 725 de swept into the nearby town of herculanum Pompei was covered in 12 layers of soil and 60 ft of pmus the pmus perfectly preserved life in Pompei paintings animals food and drink were intuned the ruins have been popular tourist site for the past 250 years I'm getting some great information from my report have one more place on my list to visit I'm ready when you are click on the Final Destination button on the terminal and Lucy will take us there hang he River wow we're certainly not in Italy anymore Lucy where are we we are now in the year 1931 in China you are looking at one stretch of the Hang he River it is widely known as the Yellow River and flows through nine provinces in the yellow Valley click the icons on the computer screen to learn more people the earliest civilization settled on the Hang he river China is one of the world's oldest civilizations and the people invented paper gunpowder Printing and the compass most people still live in country Villages and make living as Farmers or small shop owners life the Chinese language has over 20,000 characters the average Chinese only learns about 5,000 of these in his lifetime image and credibility is very important to the Chinese they never want to be embarrassed insulted or shamed when someone sneezes in China you simply ignore it instead of saying bless you most Chinese families only have one child since there are already more than 1 billion people living in China geography the Yellow River is the second largest in China 3,300 Mi and the sixth largest in the world silt from the land turns the hangi river yellow the river has flooded so often it is known as the river of Sorrow total of 14 countries and four seas border this enormous country hold the cord when you're ready to see the Yellow River Rise it looks like everything's washed away what happened to the Hong he River the 1931 Yellow River flood is considered the most devastating natural disaster ever recorded it is sometimes called the river of Sorrow it's estimated that up to 3.7 million people died in series of floods 80 million people were left homeless the flood started in July and ended in November the River flooded 87,000 km of land Nang Jing city was surrounded by river water and turned into an island the water reached 50 3 ft above its normal height don't know about you but need to get home and finish my chores before dinner I've got everything need for my report on Friday when you're ready click the home button and we'll be on our way you are obviously forgetting that we cannot go home without first making sure you have all the information you need for your report setting up mandatory quiz was one of your more brilliant ideas we can't return home until we take quiz choose the best answer to each question and watch the launch counter climb when the quiz is complete we can go home what is an earthquake the result of sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves an explosion on the top of mountain the result of sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves nice job in what year was the Kanto Japan earthquake 1923 nice job where and when was one of the most devastating earthquakes Pompei Italy Kanto Japan Kanto Japan nice job how many people died in the Kanto Japan earthquake approximately 105,000 approximately 10 10, 500,000 approximately 105,000 nice job what was the largest cause of death after the Kanto Japan earthquake pneumonia fires fires nice job this natural disaster location is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Italy Pompei Sicily Pompei nice job where and when was one of the most devastating volcanoes ever recorded Pompei Italy 1879 Pompei Italy 79 ad Pompei Italy 79 ad nice job this was the name of the volcano that buried Pompei and the only volcano in Europe to have erupted in the past 100 years vasper vus vvus nice job what is volcano an opening or rupture in planet's surface or crust which allows hot molten rock Ash and gases to escape from below the surface an opening in the ocean's surface that swallows up enough water to change the ocean's surface an opening or rupture in planet's surface or crust which allows hot molten rock Ash and gases to escape from below the surface nice job life in Pompei was intmed by 12 layers of soil and six ft of this substance concrete pmus pomus nice job where is the hangi river also known as the Yellow River located China Japan China nice job these things were all invented by the Chinese one of the world's oldest civilizations paper gunpowder printing in the compass automobiles sunglasses ballpoint Bens and pizza paper gunpowder printing in the compass nice job how many died in the hangi river floods in 1931 370,000 3, 700,000 3, 700,000 nice job what is flood torrential downpour an overflow of water that submerges land an overflow of water that submerges land nice job the Yellow River has caused so much Devastation that it is also known by this name the river of Sorrow the Soggy River the river of Sorrow nice job go home that was fascinating trip can't wait to share my report on Friday thanks again for being such wonderful co-pilot say goodbye Lucy goodbye