1. Kobe earthquake, Japan 5:46am 17 th January 1995

3. Kobe-Osaka Fact file 1.Physical Environment 2.Population 3.Wealth ( MEDC or LEDC) 4.Housing and land values 5.Industries 6.Transport 7.Port Look at the slides and the pictures on p70-72 to complete the fact file

4. Kobe and Osaka bay – flat land but surrounded by mountains

5. Japans mountains

6. Kobe and Osaka Population Reclaimed land Densely populated 18 million live in this region

7. Kobe city centre MEDC or LEDC?

8. Kobe housing V high land prices due to little space

9. Kobe housing Some traditional parts of Kobe remain, this is very different from other parts of Kobe

10. Kobe Hosuing Traditional Japanese Housing Several layers for the roof

11. Kobe Industries

13. Kobe transport Due to traffic problems trains are very important Mt Fuji The bullet train

14. Kobe Transport Reclaimed land Kansai Airport

15. Kansai airport

16. Kobe Port Japan exports many products around the world The port one of the largest in the world

17. Kobe Port – Port Island reclaimed from the sea