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日本の地理的なプロフィール. Geographic Profile of Japan. By: Angelica & Carlie. Japan in Spatial Terms. Located off East coast of Asia Archipelago nation made of 4 main islands Hokkaido Honshu Kyushu Shikoku Similar in size to Montana Bordered by Sea of Japan Pacific Ocean.
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日本の地理的なプロフィール Geographic Profile of Japan By: Angelica & Carlie
Japan in Spatial Terms • Located off East coast of Asia • Archipelago nation made of 4 main islands • Hokkaido • Honshu • Kyushu • Shikoku • Similar in size to Montana • Bordered by • Sea of Japan • Pacific Ocean
Japan’s Physical Systems • Located in the Pacific Ring of Fire • Has 186 volcanoes (60% are active) • Many cities are built on fault lines • Seasons similar to that of North America • Winters produce heavy snowfall in west • Winters are dry in the east • Summer is humid in all of Japan
Japan’s Environment and Society • Many modern transportation systems • Railway lines • Subway systems • Enormous brides and tunnels • Hundred mile per hour trains • Leading fish producer in the World
Japan's Environment and Society CONT Kanto Plain • Tokyo, Yokohama, Kawasaki • 120 miles long • Dominant urban and industrial region • Mild, moist climate • Holds 1/3 of Japan’s population • Relies on external trade
Japan’s Places and Regions • 8 main regions • 47 prefectures • Terrain Regions • Mountains • Rivers • Used for hydroelectricity
Japan’s Places and Regions CONT • The Jakota Triangle • Japan, Korea, and Taiwan • Region of rapid development and industrialization • Pacific Rim • Region of land facing the Pacific • Huge import/export movement
Japan’s Human Systems • Japan is a developed nation • Structured workforce (7% agriculture, 24% industry, and 69% service) • Advanced transportation and communication • High literacy rate, nutrition and savings • One of world’s highest physiologic densities • People per unit of land
Japan’s Human Systems CONT • Culture affects all of Japan • Rich, unique cultural history • Tea houses and Zen gardens • Spiritual beliefs • Due to a non-environmentally friendly society • Culture may soon be affected • Many cultural animals are close to extinction
Japan’s Use of Geography • Discovering their culture through the past • Humans impacting the environment • Continue to use geography in their lives
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