Geography of Japan The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Japan and the United States The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Islands Hokkaido Honshu Shikuku Kyushu The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China. Shikuku Kyushu

Japan’s Topography The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Very Mountainous: Little Farmable Land The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Lack of farmland led to fighting

Mountains And Peaks Kitani Mts. Kitakami Mts. Mikuni Mts. Chugoku Mts. The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China. Mt. Fuji Kyushu Mts.

Mt. Fuji The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Global Tectonic Plates Japan is on the “Ring of Fire”, area of frequent earthquakes. The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Japanese Earthquakes: 1961-1994 The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Ginza Ruins After The Great Kanto Earthquake -- Tokyo, 1923 The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China. Over 100,000 dead!

Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995 The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China. 7.2 Richter scale 5,500 deaths

Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995 The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Tsunamis – Tidal Waves The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Climate The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Different Climates and Seasons in Japan Spring Summer The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China. Fall Winter

Vegetation The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Farmland in Japan The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Rice Farmer’s Farmhouse The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Terrace Farming of Rice The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

The Japanese “Farm” the Sea. They rely on a lot of seafood. The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China. Tokyo Fish Market

SAYONARA The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.