1. Life in a Crowded Country

2. #1: What can be determined from the physical features map of Japan?

4. #1: What can be determined about Japan from the population density map?

5.  Japan is a very densely populated country  In 2004, the population density of Japan was 880 persons per square mile. In the United States it was 83 persons per square mile. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x x x x x x x x x x x x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

6. CIA World Factbook 20012

8.  Average commute to work in Tokyo is 90 minutes  Car owners in Tokyo must prove they have a place to parkpark  Japanese public transportation system is very efficient  Train pushers assist commuters Train pushers

9.  Homes are smallersmaller  Many homes do not have separate bedrooms  Many things are made smaller (appliances or hotel capsules) hotel capsules

10.  Buildings are tall  Japanese build underground

11.  Wetlands are filled in  Mountains are terraced for farming

12.  Strict laws control air and water pollution  Almost everything is recycled  People who are sick wear face masksface masks Past pollution problems have led to the following changes:

15. Male life expectancy 2009 Female life expectancy 2009

16. Do you see any patterns?

17.  People are not distributed evenly around the world  Most people live in mild climate 6zones and near coastlines  Resources and location are important factors to the well being of crowded countries  How people use their resources determines what makes a country rich

18. Key TermNotes Population density The average number of persons in a unit of area, such as a square mile

19. Flat land for building is scarce so homes are smaller More urban dwellers means fewer extended families Multipurpose rooms (living rooms can double as bedrooms) Things are smaller (appliances, garden plants, etc.) Limited cemetery space means more cremations