1. Geography
of Japan
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2. Japan and the United States
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3. Islands Hokkaido Honshu Shikuku Kyushu
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Shikuku
Kyushu

4. Japan’s Topography
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5. Very Mountainous: Little Farmable Land
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6. Lack of farmland led to fighting

7. Mountains And Peaks Kitani Mts. Kitakami Mts. Mikuni Mts. Chugoku Mts.
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Mt. Fuji
Kyushu Mts.

8. Mt. Fuji
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9. Global Tectonic Plates Japan is on the “Ring of Fire”, area of frequent earthquakes.
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10. Japanese Earthquakes: 1961-1994
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11. Ginza Ruins After The Great Kanto Earthquake -- Tokyo, 1923
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Over 100,000 dead!

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

13. Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995
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14. Tsunamis – Tidal Waves
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15. Climate
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16. Different Climates and Seasons in Japan
Spring
Summer
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Fall
Winter

17. Vegetation
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18. Farmland in Japan
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19. Rice Farmer’s Farmhouse
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20. Terrace Farming of Rice
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21. The Japanese “Farm” the Sea. They rely on a lot of seafood.
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Tokyo Fish Market

22. SAYONARA
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