1. Geography & Life— Japan
As is known, geography can have a great influence on the way of people’s life, the way people think and the way they behave. This lesson is to give the students an idea how to understand and appreciate a different culture from the angle of geography by introducing Japan. As a result, the students can see and communicate with the people from a different culture in a more interactive and positive way.

2. Nippon -- “Land of the Rising Sun”

3. Cooperation and good manners

4. Japan and the United States ---1/25 Japan Terrain
Area (small)
*377,887 square kilometers(145,902 square miles) with¾ mountains. *The mountains were difficult to live on.*Most people lived on flat coastal plains near the sea.
So many people are sharing such limited space that Japanese people will have to be cooperative and be nice to each other.
Area (small)
Population (high density):
127,288,419 (2008 est)
377,887 square kilometers
(145,902 square miles)

5. seafood

6. The map of Japan-- Isolated
Japan is a large group of islands located off the Asian mainland-it was difficult for other countries to visit it until its rulers decided to visit others-it was difficult for the food outside to be imported.

7. Bodies of Water Abundant seafood Ishikari R. Sea of Japan
Surrounded all by water
Shinano R.
Tone R.
Korean Straits
All surrounded by waters, the seafood is abundant to the Japanese people and the most easiest to get.
Abundant
seafood
Pacific Ocean
Inland Sea

8. Mountains & Peaks Islands
Kitani Mts.
Hokkaido
Kitakami Mts.
Honshu
Mikuni Mts.
Chugoku Mts.
The islands of Japan are really the tops of mountains. ¾ of Japan is mountains, which is not easy to live or grow crops.
Mt. Fuji
Kyushu Mts.
Shikuku
Kyushu
Okinawa

9. Plains Ishikari Plain Kanto Plain Nobi Plain Osaka Plain
The majority of the country live in this minority area. This is also the main agricultural area.
Nobi Plain
Osaka Plain

10. The final map Russia Kitani Mts. Ishikari R. China Hokkaido N. Korea
Ishikari Plain
Sea of Japan
Kitakami Mts.
Honshu
S. Korea
Shinano R.
Kanto Plain
Tone R.
Kyoto
Mikuni Mts.
Korean Straits
Tokyo
Chugoku Mts.
Yokohama
Conclusion: The waters and the lack of the farmland lead to the seafood to be the most popular dishes in Japan.
Hiroshima
Mt. Fuji
Kyushu Mts.
Pacific Ocean
Shikuku
Nobi Plain
Osaka Plain
Nagasaki
Inland Sea
Kyushu
Okinawa

11. Wooden Pagoda

12. Global Tectonic Plates Japan -- On the “Fire Rim of the Pacific”

13. Japanese Earthquakes: 1961-1994
Japan is mostly volcanic rock, so most of the pagodas are wood to withstand both earthquakes and island storms.

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

15. Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995

16. Tsunamis – Tidal Waves

17. Japan’s Land Area and Utilization

18. Natural Resources

19. Raw Materials

20. The End