japan geography

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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


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