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GEOGRAPHY OF JAPAN

GEOGRAPHY OF JAPAN. Consists of 4 major islands and many smaller islands. Approximately the size of California or Montana. Map of Japan Showing the Four Main Islands of Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. Map of California. Map of Montana.

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GEOGRAPHY OF JAPAN

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  1. GEOGRAPHY OF JAPAN

  2. Consists of 4 major islands and many smaller islands. Approximately the size of California or Montana.

  3. Map of Japan Showing the Four Main Islands of Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu

  4. Map of California

  5. Map of Montana

  6. II. Japan is close enough to China to be influenced, yet distant enough to develop its own unique culture. (For example, they did not adopt the civil service system or the mandate of heaven) III. Volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, typhoons-are natural disasters faced by Japan due to its location.

  7. Sakurajima Volcano

  8. Sakurakjima Erupting

  9. Mount Fuji

  10. Tsunami

  11. Tsunami Attacking Boats

  12. A Village Hit by a Tsunami

  13. Hirsoshige’s Woodblock Print of Mt Fuji as Seen Through a Tsunami. (Please note the poor fishermen)

  14. Yokohama Earthquake (1923)

  15. Kobe Earthquake of 1995

  16. IV. Mountainous topography- 71% of the country is mountainous. A. impact- -Japan lacks arable land. Only 20% is suitable for farming. -Fishing is an important industry. -Japan must import raw materials and food due to a lack of natural resources. V. Dense population- California: 33, 871, 648 Japan: 127,463,611

  17. Tokyo at rush hour

  18. VI. How has Japan’s geography impacted its history?- Once Japan industrialized, they needed more natural resources to fuel industrialization. To obtain these resources, Japan colonized other nations. Thus, Japan’s lack of natural resources contributed to Japan becoming an imperial power.

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