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Aim/Goal: How did geography influence Japan? Do Now: List 5 things you know about Japan

Aim/Goal: How did geography influence Japan? Do Now: List 5 things you know about Japan Homework: Write a paragraph explaining both the positives and negatives of Japan’s geography. . Japan by Satellite. Other Nations. Geography of Japan. Japan is an island nation in Asia.

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Aim/Goal: How did geography influence Japan? Do Now: List 5 things you know about Japan

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  1. Aim/Goal: How did geography influence Japan? • Do Now: List 5 things you know about Japan • Homework: Write a paragraph explaining both the positives and negatives of Japan’s geography.

  2. Japan by Satellite

  3. Other Nations

  4. Geography of Japan • Japan is an island nation in Asia. • Comprising a large archipelago extending along the Pacific coast of Asia. • The main island is referred to as the "Home Island“ • There are also about 3,000 smaller islands, including Okinawa • Japan's total area is about the size of the original 13 colonies.

  5. Comparison to US

  6. Natural Disasters • Volcanoes: There are 40 active volcanoes located in Japan • Earthquakes: There are about 1500 earthquakes per year in Japan. Only a few have been very severe. • Tsunamis: These are under sea earthquakes that cause great tidal waves

  7. Mt. Fuji

  8. Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995

  9. Tsunamis – Tidal Waves

  10. Different Climates and Seasons in Japan Spring Summer Fall Winter

  11. Agriculture • There is a shortage of farmland. • However, the Japanese have found ways to farm. • Rice paddies occupy most of the countryside • Lower slopes of mountains are planted with wheat, barley, sweet potatoes, beans, peas, etc.

  12. Rice Farmer’s Farmhouse:Okutsu Town, Okayama Prefecture

  13. Terrace Farming of Rice

  14. Cities Sapporo Kyoto Tokyo Kobe Yokohama Hiroshima Nagoya Osaka Nagasaki

  15. SAYONARA

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