How Japan Keeps Millions of Residents Safe From Floods

How Japan Keeps Millions of Residents Safe From Floods

Assessment

Interactive Video

Engineering

11th Grade - University

Hard

Created by

Quizizz Content

FREE Resource

The video discusses the world's largest underground water facility located near Tokyo. This facility, known as the Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel, is a massive tunnel system designed to prevent flooding in the region. It features large vertical shafts that store floodwaters and redirect them to a river capable of handling the excess water, thus protecting over 9 million residents from flooding.

Read more

5 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the largest underground water facility in the world located near?

Osaka

Kyoto

Nagoya

Tokyo

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How deep underground does the Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel sit?

100 feet

120 feet

160 feet

200 feet

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary purpose of the large vertical shafts inside the tunnel?

To store sewage

To store industrial waste

To store floodwaters

To store drinking water

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why were the giant tunnels built in this area of Japan?

To improve transportation

To generate electricity

To prevent constant flooding

To enhance tourism

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the facility ensure the safety of over 9 million residents?

By storing water for droughts

By building levees around towns

By diverting floodwaters to a river

By providing emergency shelters