Transcript 幻灯片 1 - RCSD

Geography & Life—
Japan
Nippon -- “Land of the Rising Sun”
Point 1: Cooperation and good manners
Japan Terrain
Japan and the United States
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Area (small)
Area (small)
377,887 square kilometers
(145,902 square miles)- most
people live on flat coastal plains
near the sea
Population (high density):
127,288,419 (2008 est)
Point2: seafood
The map of Japan-- Isolated
Japan is a large group of islands located off the Asian mainland-it was
difficult for other countries to visit it until its rulers decided to visit
others-it was difficult for the food outside to be imported.
Bodies
of
Water
Ishikari R.
Sea of
Japan
Surrounded
all by water
Abundant
seafood
All surrounded by waters, the
seafood is abundant to the
Japanese people and the most
easiest to get
Shinano R.
Inland Sea
Tone R.
Pacific
Ocean
Kitani Mts.
Hokkaido
Mountains
& Peaks
Islands
Kitakami Mts.
Honshu
The islands of
Japan are really the
tops of mountains.
¾ of Japan is
mountains, which is
not easy to live or
grow crops.
Shikuku
Kyushu
Okinawa
Mt. Fuji
Plains
Ishikari
Plain
Kanto Plain
The majority
of the country
live in this
minority area.
This is also
the main
agricultural
area.
Nobi Plain
Osaka Plain
The final map
China
Conclusion:
The waters
and the lack
of the
farmland
lead to the
seafood to
be the most
popular
dishes in
Japan.
Russia
N.
Korea
Kitani Mts.
Ishikari R.
Hokkaido
Sea of
Japan
Honshu
S. Korea
Shinano R.
Kyoto
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Kyushu
Ishikari
Plain
Kitakami Mts.
Kanto Plain
Tone R.
Tokyo
Yokohama
Mt. Fuji
Shikuku
Nobi Plain Pacific
Ocean
Osaka Plain
Inland Sea
Okinawa
Point3: Wooden Pagoda
Global Tectonic Plates
Japan -- On the “Fire Rim
of the Pacific”
Japanese Earthquakes: 1961-1994
Japan is
mostly
volcanic rock,
so most of
the pagodas
are wood to
withstand
both
earthquakes
and island
storms.
Point4: National Flower- Cherry Blossom
Point 5: Strong sense of Conjuncture
–Isolation
–Natural Disasters-Volcanoes & Earthquakes
–Limited farm land
–Few natural resources
A strong sense of conjuncture
Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995
► 7.2 Richter scale
► 5,500 deaths
Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995
Tsunamis – Tidal Waves
Japan’s Land Area and Utilization
Natural Resources
Raw Materials