By: Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

Nippon -- “ Land of the Rising Sun ”

Japan and the United States

Japan ’ s Regions

Bodies of Water Sea of Japan Ishikari R. Korean Straits Pacific Ocean Inland Sea Tone R. Shinano R.

Kitani Mts. Kitakami Mts. Mikuni Mts. Chugoku Mts. Kyushu Mts. Mt. Fuji Mountain s And Peaks

Plains Kanto Plain Nobi Plain Ishikari Plain Osaka Plain

Islands Hokkaido Honshu Shikuku Kyushu Okinawa

Countries Russia China N. Korea S. Korea

Cities Sapporo Hiroshima Kobe Tokyo Nagasaki Kyoto Yokohama Nagoya Osaka

Final Map Sea of Japan Ishikari R. Korean Straits Pacific Ocean Inland Sea Tone R. Shinano R. Kitani Mts. Kitakami Mts. Mikuni Mts. Chugoku Mts. Kyushu Mts. Mt. Fuji Kanto Plain Nobi Plain Osaka Plain Ishikari Plain Hokkaido Honshu Shikuku Kyushu Okinawa Russia China N. Korea S. Korea Sapporo Hiroshima Kobe Tokyo Nagasaki Kyoto Yokohama Nagoya Osaka

Fast Travel Throughout Japan Shinkansen: Bullet Train Bullet Train National Lines

Very Mountainous: Little Land to Grow Crops

Mt. Fuji

Swift-Moving Rivers: Hydroelectric Power

Japan by Satellite

Mt. Aso -- Active Volcano

Shiranesan Caldera A caldera is a lake or pond formed at the top of a sealed volcano.

Ginza Ruins After The Great Kanto Earthquake -- Tokyo, 1923 Over 100,000 dead!

Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995 ► 7.2 Richter scale ► 5,500 deaths

Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995

Tsunamis – Tidal Waves

Average Monthly Precipitation in Three Cities

Different Climates and Seasons in Japan Fall Winter SpringSummer

Igawa Town on the Izumo Plain

Rice Farmer ’ s Farmhouse: Okutsu Town, Okayama Prefecture

Terrace Farming of Rice

The Japanese Farm the Sea Tokyo Fish Market

Natural Resources

Raw Materials

Japan ’ s Population Density

Japan ’ s Population Trends

Japan ’ s Population Over 65 versus the United States

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