Transcript Japan

Japan
Coach Aull, Coach Wilkerson and Mr.
Newhall
Japan
Geography
• Label the four major
islands
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Hokkaido
Honshu
Shikoku
Kyushu
• Label the major
waterways
– Pacific Ocean
– Sea of Japan
– Korea Strait
• Label Tokyo with a star
Hokkaido
Sea of Japan
Honshu
Pacific Ocean
Korean Strait
Shikoku
Kyushu
Homework
• Read pages 681 to 686.
• Write out answers to Chart Skills
questions (2) on page 686.
• Questions 3, 4, 5 in Assessment.
• Due 3-13
Japan
• Mark the location of each
of these cities with a dot
and a label.
– Osaka
– Kyoto
– Hiroshima
– Nagasaki
– Sapporo
• Mark the location of Mt.
Fuji with a triangle and
label.
Japan Map Questions
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On which island is Tokyo located?
Which of the four islands is the largest?
Which of the four islands is the smallest?
What city is located on the island of Hokkaido?
What is the name of the volcanic peak located on the island
of Honshu?
Which body of water separates the island of Kyushu and
South Korea?
Which island is northernmost in Japan?
Which island is southernmost in Japan?
Which city is further west: Osaka or Tokyo?
From its widest point east to west, is the island of Kyushu
more or less than (or equal to) 150 miles wide?
Facts about Japan
• Archipelago splitting
North Pacific Ocean
and Sea of Japan.
• Just east of Korea
• Four islands
– Hokkaido
– Honshu
– Shikoku
– Kyushu
Population 126,000,000
Earthquakes – Ring of Fire
• Japan has about
1,500 per year.
• Intersection of three
tectonic plates
• Construction is
designed to
withstand
earthquakes
Earthquake - 2011
• 8.9 on Ricker Scale (largest in
history of Japan)
• Nearly 16,000 killed
• About 130,000 buildings collapsed
Mountains and Volcanoes
• Mostly rugged hills,
mountains and
valleys.
• Mt. Fuji
– Tallest (12,388 feet)
– Active volcano (1707)
– Sacred in Shinto
tradition
– Located between
Tokyo and Osaka
• Tropical in the south
– Warm and rainy
• Temperate in the north
– Four seasons
• Monsoons
– Bring cold rain and
snow in winter and
warm rain in
summer
• Typhoons
– Hurricanes in Pacific
– Summer and early
Fall
Japan’s Climate
Shinto
• Religion which means “the way
of the gods”
• Teaches that supernatural
beings called Kami live in all
objects and forces of nature
– Wind, rain, mountains, trees and
rivers
• No founder or sacred scriptures
• Shrines are center of religious
practice
History of Japan
• Isolated from 1600’s to
1800’s.
• Traded only with China
• Ports opened by U.S. in
1850’s.
– U.S. Navy sent large fleet
– Commodore Perry
negotiated a treaty that
opened trade.
Japan – Early 1900’s
• Ally of U.S. and Allies in
World War I
• Major earthquake in
1923 (8.3 on Richter)
• Great Depression
• Invaded China in 1933
• Ally of Germany in
WWII – U.S. stopped oil
• Attacked Pearl Harbor
Warm Up
1. Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?
2. Why did Japan seek to control areas of Asia
before the start of World War II?
3. What was the U.S. military strategy in the
Pacific during World War II?
4. How did Commodore Perry impact the
history of Japan?
5. Name three major battles of World War II?
Japanese Internment 1941-45
I’m afraid we have awakened a sleeping giant
and filled it with terrible resolve.
Admiral Yamamoto
Pearl Harbor
• “ Yesterday, December
7th, 1941 – a date
which will live in
infamy – the United
States of America was
suddenly and
deliberately attacked
by naval and air forces
of the Empire of Japan”
FDR to Congress
• Many U.S. Battleships
destroyed
• Over 2,000 killed
• Carriers at sea
• U.S. declares war
World War II
• Japan conquered most of
Asia including Philippines
and Indo-China.
• Battle of Midway
– Turning point
– U.S. destroys Japanese
carriers
• Guadalcanal – first U.S.
land offensive
• Island Hoping – U.S.
captures island with
airfield and cuts off
Japanese supplies
End of WWII in Asia
• U.S. captures islands close
to Japan
– Guam
– Iwo Jima
– Okinawa
• U.S. bombs Hiroshima
(August 6, 1945), then
Nagasaki (August 8, 1945)
• Emperor surrenders on
September 1, 1945
Performance Task
• Due October 23, 2013
• Product – Poster/Presentation
• Illustrate and present the life of a person of
your age, gender and standard of living in
either Korea, Japan or China.
• First hand info will receive extra credit! Can
you find an individual to talk with via e-mail?