japan geography
how has local school system changed
1,250 students to 37 students
in ____ japan beings trading with the us
1854
how many people live per square mile in the most populated area?
20,000 people per square mile on the kanto plain 127 million people as of 2013 10th largest population in the world as of 2013
__% of japans workforce is in the service industry
49
there are __ countries in asia
49
asia contains __% of the worlds popuation
60
__% of japans population is btwn the ages of 15-64
69
fault line:
a line on a rock surface or the ground that traces a geological fault
what is the ring of fire
a narrow zone of active volcanoes that nearly encircles the pacific ocean
3 reasons for change ins school stystem
aging society, depopulating countryside, and economic stagnation
reasons why fewer people are getting married and having children
bad economy, declining incomes, shortage on daycare
the major religions in japan
buddhism and shintoism
how were the japanese islands formed
came from the pacific ocean
archipelago
chain of islands
who are the ainu
earliest inhabitants of northern japan
4 main islands north to south
hokkaido honshu shikoku kyushu
4 main islands largest to smallest
honshu hokkaido kyushu shikoku
what is the largest and most populated island of japan?
honshu; tokyo
two main climate regions of japan are
humid sub-tropical humid continental
how has geography affected population patterns in japan
majority of people live along coast b/c of flat land so they can build homes and farm
what us state is equal to the size of japan?
montana
how many growing seasons does japan have?
one long growing season that lasts 200-260 days there is plenty of rainfall moderate winter and summer
homogeneous
people who share the same culture, therefore, speak the same language and practice the same religion
what plates influence earthquake activity
philippinne, indo-australian, pacific, eurasian
ethnocentric
sense of special, separate identity above others
solutions
subsidized daycare (more affordable) both parents get jobs (2 incomes)
most important issue
the countrys low birthrate
tectonic plates:
the dozen or so plates that make up the surface of earth
despite industrialization
the fast growing population remains asias primary focus
what makes japan likely to have erathquakes
the island sits very near the intersection of 4 tectonic plates and have numerous fault lines
what is the area of earthquakes, volcanoes an typhoons that japan is part of
the pacific ring of fire: japan experiences 1500 tremors per year and has over 100 volcanoes
how did japans island setting influence its sense of itself
they were isolated so they became ethnocentric
national capital of japan
tokyo
asia contains the worlds most populous metropolitan area called
tokyo-yokohama, japan
ways in which the seas have affected japan
trade ports fishing=main jobs get fish which is main source of protein natural disasters
what might happen if an earthquake occurs under the sea floor
tsunami
tsunami:
unusually large sea ocean wave that is produced by an undersea volcanic eruption
