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Ch. 18 Section 1 Nicole B.
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Lesson Questions What geographic features have shaped Japanese life? How has the scarcity of some resources influenced Japan’s relations with the world? How did the Japanese develop a sense of their own special identity?
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Japan is a archipelago that lies about 100 miles off the coast of East Asia Japan consists of 4 main island and more than 3000 tiny islands Honshu is the largest and most populous island of them all Japan lies on the Pacific Ring of Fire, a region of earthquakes and volcanoes 1500 tremors shake the island each year It contain 30 active volcanoes
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Japan is the size of Montana Its population is more than 125 million people Japans population ranks seventh in the world More than 4/5ths of Japan is mountainous Japan has a long growing season that averages between 200 to 260 days Japan has developed methods of intense farming, using every available piece of land In much of Japan, farmers harvest 2 crops a year
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Japans major crop is rice Japan produces about 3 quarters of their food needs 8% of the people work in agriculture Fish is the major source of protein in the Japanese diet
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Few mineral resources It had enough to meet its needs until Japan industrialized Japan became increasingly dependent on world trade
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No ethnic minority Since Japan is isolated, it encouraged ethnocentrism Rarely grand citizenship for immigrants Japan is a homogeneous society Everyone speaks the same language and share the same culture
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