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Japan’s Japan’s Environment and Environment and
GeographyGeography
Japan and the United Japan and the United StatesStates
Japan’s TopographyJapan’s Topography
Kitani Mts.
Kitakami Mts.
Mikuni
Mts.
Chugoku
Mts.
Kyushu Mts. Mt. Fuji
MountMountainsainsAndAnd
PeaksPeaks
PlainPlainss
Kanto Plain
Nobi Plain
Ishikari Plain
Osaka Plain
IslanIslandsds
Hokkaido
Honshu
Shikuku
Kyushu
Okinawa
CitieCitiess Sappor
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Hiroshima
Kobe Tokyo
Nagasaki
Kyoto
YokohamaNagoya
Osaka
Japan = Very Mountainous: Little Japan = Very Mountainous: Little Arable LandArable Land
Japan does not have a lot of usable landJapan does not have a lot of usable land
Mt. FujiMt. Fuji
Swift-Moving Rivers: Swift-Moving Rivers: Hydroelectric PowerHydroelectric Power
Japanese Earthquakes: Japanese Earthquakes: 1961-19941961-1994
Kobe Earthquake -- January Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 199517, 1995
Earthquake and Tsunami of 2011
Different Climates and Seasons Different Climates and Seasons in Japanin Japan
FallFall WinterWinter
SpringSpring SummerSummer
•Japan’s population 140 million people
•4 major islands
•How do they live?
The Izumo PlainThe Izumo Plain
Terrace Farming of Terrace Farming of RiceRice
The Japanese Farm The Japanese Farm the Seathe Sea
TokyoTokyoFish MarketFish Market
Giant Tuna
Crowded swimming Pool
Near Subway station
Shoving people on subway
Saving Space
Nakagin Capsule Tower
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