1. Do Now: (5 minutes)
Write one fact you might know about Japan.

2. DO NOW DO NOT USE THE BOOK TO ANSWER
List the geographical features of Japan

3. I will know I am successful when I can:
I can analyze how geography shaped Japan. Students will be able to identify, locate, and label the geographical features of Japan. After labeling a map of Japan, students will answer 10 map skill questions with 80% accuracy.
I will know I am successful when I can:
1. Identify and label the geographical features of Japan (with class)
2. Complete 10 map questions(with peers)
3. Answer three questions correctly at the end of today’s lesson. (independent)

4. Why do I need to know this?
Japan and its Japanese culture was shaped by its geography.
How does geography influence the way people live?
(Partner Talk/ Two Minutes)

5. Learning Agenda Do Now Video (How Geography Shaped Japan)
Identify and label geographical features of Japan (class)
Map skill questions with my Partner
Mastery Quiz- Me, Myself and I (your paper)

6. Students will analyze how geography shaped Japan.
Now let’s watch a video.
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7. Let’s talk about the video
Let’s talk about the video Give One/Get One Tell your partner one fact from the video that you most remember. Listen to your partner tell you about the one fact that stood out most. (1 min)

8. Japan is an archipelago, a chain of islands.

9. Most Japanese live on the four largest islands.

10. Which natural disaster occurs in Japan due to its unstable earth’s crust?

11. The First Settlers The Yayoi brought farming to Japan.

12. Students will be able to identify, locate, and label the geographical features of Japan.
After labeling a map of Japan, students will answer 10 map skill questions with 95% accuracy.
(15 minutes)

13. Label the following and color accordingly
Map Skills Use pg. 221 in your textbook.
Name:_____________________ Date:________ Period:________
Label the following and color accordingly
Islands
Hokkaido- red
Honshu- orange
Shikoku- yellow
Kyushu- green
Cities
Hein-Kyo
Nara
Tokyo
Physical Features
Mt. Fuji- draw, purple
Sea of Japan- blue
Pacific Ocean-blue
JAPAN
Map Questions: Use the map and pages. 220 – 221 to help answer the following questions.
Japan is an __________________, or a chain of islands.
What physical feature covers most of Japan, making it very difficult to farm?
Explain what natural disasters often occur in Japan. What about Japan’s location causes these natural disasters?
4. What is the capital of Japan? ___________________________
5. What ocean borders Japan to the east? _______________________________
6. What is the name of the sea that separates Japan from mainland Asia (southern Russian and North Korea)? ___________________________
7. What is the name of the largest of the Japanese island? ___________________________
8. The tallest peak in Japan is also a revered national icon. What is the name of this mountain near Tokyo? ___________________________
9. If you wanted to travel from Honshu to Hokkaido, in which direction would you head? ______________
10. Roughly how many miles is it from Japan to South Korea at the closest point: 2 miles, 20 miles, 200 miles, 2,000 miles, or 20,000 miles? __________________________

14. QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED ON THE BACK OF THE SHEET
What are the islands of Japan actually?
What effect did the mountainous terrain of Japan have on its early settlers?
Explain why early society in Japan was isolated.
What was the result on Japanese society being isolated?

15. Closure: Complete under the DO NOW (independent) Answer three questions correctly at the end of today’s lesson Which of the following best describes the physical geography of Japan? A. it’s a peninsula B. it’s a rain forest c. Its an archipelago 2. Which type of natural disaster is common in Japan? A. tornadoes B. earthquakes c. droughts 3. Why does so much of the Japanese diet come from the ocean? A. Because farmers export all the crops that are grown B. Because the government only allows a certain number of farms. C. Because there is limited land for growing crops