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Japan Revision
Use this PowerPoint in addition to
your exercise book to help you
revise.
What you need to know
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Locations in Japan
Climate of Japan
Regions of Japan
Great East Japan Earthquake
Tokyo: how it copes with so many people
Reasons why Japan has become so wealthy
Japan's international influence
Japan
You need to know the location of:
Honshu
Hokkaido
Shikoku
Kyushu
Tokyo
Sapporo
Osaka
Hiroshima
Mt Fuji
Sea of Japan (East Sea)
Pacific Ocean
Climate of Japan
Climate graphs show temperature and rainfall of an
area. You need to be able to read climate graphs
efficiently.
Guide to reading climate graphs
Regions of Japan
To compare the region of
Japan you can look at :
• Land area
• Population
• Population density (how crowded)
• Wealth
• Flat land / mountains
• Jobs
Great East Japan Earthquake
You need to be able to explain:
• Causes
• Impacts (socio-economic and environmental)
• Responses
Causes
• Destructive plate boundary
• Pacific plate and Eurasian plate
• How it caused a tsunami (animated guide)
Effects and Responses
BBC News Report
Humanitarian Responses
How did Japan become so
wealthy?
Ruined
by
WW2
Money
donated by
USA
Use to
import raw
materials
Start
manufacturing
Money
reinvested
Japan's global influence
Make sure you can explain:
• Why Sony moved to South Wales
• What attracted Sony to South Wales
• Why Sony left Wales