1. The
Geography
of Japan

2. While you watch this PowerPoint, consider 3 ways in which geography may have shaped Japan’s history.

3. Nippon -- “Land of the Rising Sun”

4. Japan and the United States

5. Japan’s Topography Define the term ‘topography’
Write one generalization about Japan’s topography.

6. Very Mountainous: Little Arable Land

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

8. Islands
Hokkaido
Honshu
Shikuku
Kyushu
Okinawa

9. Countries
Russia
China
N. Korea
S. Korea

10. Cities Tokyo Sapporo Kyoto Kobe Yokohama Hiroshima Nagoya Osaka
Nagasaki

11. Mt. Fuji

12. Japan’s Land Area and Utilization
Which category in the key is most useful in our study of Japan? Explain.

13. SAYONARA

14. Compare and Contrast Japan and China’s geography…