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3. Japan is located on an archipelago, or chain of islands, about 100 miles off the Asian mainland. 7/2013Izydorczak3

4. The surrounding seas have both protected and isolated Japan. Japan was close enough to the mainland to learn from Korea and China, but too far away for the Chinese to conquer. 7/2013Izydorczak4

5. Because four-fifths of Japan is mountainous, most people settled in narrow river valleys and along coastal plains. 7/2013Izydorczak5

6. How have farmers adapted to these living conditions? 7/2013Izydorczak6

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11. How does Japan obtain them? Militarism and Imperialism Trade dollars 7/2013Izydorczak11

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