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Chapter 31

Chapter 31. Japan. Population Density in Japan: Life in a Crowded Country. Where are some of the most crowded places in the city? Tokyo is one of the most crowded Urban centers The Population Density is high with 880 persons per square mile. The US is 83. The Geographic Setting.

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Chapter 31

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  1. Chapter 31 Japan

  2. Population Density in Japan: Life in a Crowded Country • Where are some of the most crowded places in the city? • Tokyo is one of the most crowded Urban centers • The Population Density is high with 880 persons per square mile. • The US is 83

  3. The Geographic Setting • Japan is an Archipelago (group/chain of islands) • Has 4 large islands & about 3900 smaller ones • Japan is about the size of Montana • Temperate Climate – warm humid summers & relatively mild winters • Lots of rainfall makes Japan a good place to grow rice

  4. Geographic Setting Continued • Millions of years ago Tectonic Plates collided and formed mountains and volcanoes • Volcanoes are still active • Mount Fuji is the highest and towers over Tokyo • Earthquakes happen often • Japan is also subjected to Tsunamis (whole villages can be destroyed)

  5. Geographic Setting Continued • 1/8 of the land is usable for farming • A large majority of the 127 million people live on the 4 islands of Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, & Kyushu but its population is not distributed equally • 80% live on limited flat on coast or river valley

  6. Geographic Setting Continued • 2 ways to measure land density • Arithmetic Population Density – divide total # of people by total land area • Physiologic Population Density – divide # of people by amount of arable land • Japans PPD is 7,219 persons per square mile • The US is 433

  7. 31.3 How Population Density Affects Transportation • What happens when a large number of people try to get to work at the same time? • Commute time in Tokyo is on average of 1 ½ hour per day • The Japanese have created a great Public Transit System • Underground subways take commuter from one part of city to another • Passenger trains rush travelers from town to town

  8. 31.3 Continued • These trains are often on time to the minute • Pushers – have the job of pushing people on the train (see pg. 446) • They have created “Bullet Trains” called Shinkansen • Can reach speeds of 180 MPH • Despite great public transit, most Japanese own their own cars and like to drive them

  9. 31.3 Continued • Cars create congestion & problems with parking • In Tokyo you are not allowed to own a car unless you can prove you have a place to park it • High-rise parking is popular which is operated by stacking cars on top of each other with the use of an elevator

  10. 31.4 How Population Density Affects Housing • Housing is expensive because flat land to build on is scarce • Most Japanese live in Apartments that are no larger than a typical family room in America • Historically the Japanese lived in extended families (G. Parents, Parents, Children) • Now most live in Nuclear Families (No G. Parents)

  11. 31.4 Continued • Japanese use rooms for more than 1 purpose (ex. Futons) • Most appliances are small • After death most people are cremated to save space

  12. 31.5 How Population Density Affects Land Use • Building up and down - any challenges? • New earthquake resistant construction techniques – have opened opportunities to build up • Subterranean shopping centers – built underground • Japanese have developed new land – How? • By filling in wetlands with dirt and rubble • Can this cause any problems? • Destroys habitat, unstable for earthquakes • Terrace farming is helping create more farmable space

  13. 31.6 How population Density Affects Health • The average Tokyo resident creates 2-3 lbs. of trash per day – breeds rats, flies, disease • Human pollution, emissions from factories, sewage & waste water, acid rain • Japanese have improved their pollution problems by restricting emissions and prohibit putting toxins in the water • How is Japans life expectancy so high?

  14. 31.6 Continued • People who are sick wear face masks • Japan has excelled at making Japan a better place to live but is having trouble figuring out the problem with garbage • Tokyo can only survive by recycling

  15. 31.7 Beginning to think Globally • India has more farmable land but is as densely populated as Japan • India also has more natural resources • Why does Japanese people have a higher life expectancy? • See Pg. 452-453 to discuss

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