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The Geography of Japan

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• An archipelago – chain of islands

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• Known as “the land of the rising sun”

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Japan and the United States

4 large islands and thousands of smaller ones

Honshu – main island

Total area = size of California

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Japan’s Regions

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Japan’s Topography

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• Northern islands have winter snow

• Southern islands are tropical

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• Volcanic mountains• Highest peak - Mount Fuji

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Countries

RussiaChina

N. Korea

S. Korea

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Cities Sappor

o

Hiroshima

Kobe Tokyo

Nagasaki

Kyoto

YokohamaNagoya

Osaka

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Very Mountainous: Little Arable Land

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Terrace Farming of Rice

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Mt. Fuji

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• Part of the Ring of Fire (earthquakes, volcanoes)

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Mt. Aso -- Active Volcano

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Japanese Earthquakes: 1961-1994

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Ginza Ruins After The Great Kanto Earthquake -- Tokyo, 1923

Over 100,000 dead!

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Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995

► 7.2 Richter scale

► 5,500 deaths

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Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995

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Tsunamis – Tidal Waves

http://www.geophys.washington.edu/cgi-bin/imagemap/tsunami/maps/world.map
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Geography of Japan Summary

• Japan’s geography is very unique.

*Use transition words (First, To begin with, Also, Next, In addition, For example, Finally…)


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