1. Japan’s Geography

2. The Japanese Archipelago / Japanese archipelago is about 100 miles off the Asian mainland

3. The Four Main Islands / Hokkaido

4. The Four Main Islands / Hokkaido / Honshu / Hokkaido / Honshu

5. The Four Main Islands / Hokkaido / Honshu / Shikoku / Hokkaido / Honshu / Shikoku

6. The Four Main Islands / Hokkaido / Honshu / Shikoku / Kyushu / Hokkaido / Honshu / Shikoku / Kyushu

7. Japan and the U.S. Compared Japan U.S. Area: 145,882 sq. mi. (about the size of California) Population: 127,433,494 Area: 3,787,425 sq. mi. Population: 301,139,947

8. Land and Sea / 4/5 of land is mountainous

9. Land and Sea / 4/5 of land is mountainous / people live in narrow river valleys and along the coast / 4/5 of land is mountainous / people live in narrow river valleys and along the coast

10. Land and Sea / 4/5 of land is mountainous / people live in narrow river valleys and along the coast / limited arable land / 4/5 of land is mountainous / people live in narrow river valleys and along the coast / limited arable land

11. Land and Sea / 4/5 of land is mountainous / people live in narrow river valleys and along the coast / limited arable land / seas isolated and helped preserve their cultural identity / 4/5 of land is mountainous / people live in narrow river valleys and along the coast / limited arable land / seas isolated and helped preserve their cultural identity

12. Ring of Fire / circles the Pacific region

13. Ring of Fire / circles the Pacific region / volcanic activity / circles the Pacific region / volcanic activity

14. Ring of Fire / circles the Pacific region / volcanic activity / frequent earthquakes / circles the Pacific region / volcanic activity / frequent earthquakes

15. Ring of Fire / circles the Pacific region / volcanic activity / frequent earthquakes / tsunami - killer tidal waves / circles the Pacific region / volcanic activity / frequent earthquakes / tsunami - killer tidal waves

16. Tsunami

19. Geographic Diversity volcanoesearthquakestsunami

20. Tokyo / Tokyo is a crowded city.

21. Tokyo / total area = 837 square miles / population = 12 million / 14,339 people per square mile / total area = 837 square miles / population = 12 million / 14,339 people per square mile

22. Tokyo / many who work in Tokyo commute from neighboring areas / "greater" Tokyo / the area within a 30 mile radius of the city center / population = 30 million / 1/4 of the entire population of Japan lives in Tokyo / many who work in Tokyo commute from neighboring areas / "greater" Tokyo / the area within a 30 mile radius of the city center / population = 30 million / 1/4 of the entire population of Japan lives in Tokyo

23. Tokyo

28. Great Kanto Earthquake, 1923

29. Then and Now When will it happen again?