1. By: Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

2. Nippon -- “ Land of the Rising Sun ”

3. Japan and the United States

4. Japan ’ s Regions

5. Bodies of Water Sea of Japan Ishikari R. Korean Straits Pacific Ocean Inland Sea Tone R. Shinano R.

6. Kitani Mts. Kitakami Mts. Mikuni Mts. Chugoku Mts. Kyushu Mts. Mt. Fuji Mountain s And Peaks

7. Plains Kanto Plain Nobi Plain Ishikari Plain Osaka Plain

8. Islands Hokkaido Honshu Shikuku Kyushu Okinawa

9. Countries Russia China N. Korea S. Korea

10. Cities Sapporo Hiroshima Kobe Tokyo Nagasaki Kyoto Yokohama Nagoya Osaka

11. Final Map Sea of Japan Ishikari R. Korean Straits Pacific Ocean Inland Sea Tone R. Shinano R. Kitani Mts. Kitakami Mts. Mikuni Mts. Chugoku Mts. Kyushu Mts. Mt. Fuji Kanto Plain Nobi Plain Osaka Plain Ishikari Plain Hokkaido Honshu Shikuku Kyushu Okinawa Russia China N. Korea S. Korea Sapporo Hiroshima Kobe Tokyo Nagasaki Kyoto Yokohama Nagoya Osaka

12. Fast Travel Throughout Japan Shinkansen: Bullet Train Bullet Train National Lines

13. Very Mountainous: Little Land to Grow Crops

14. Mt. Fuji

15. Swift-Moving Rivers: Hydroelectric Power

16. Japan by Satellite

17. Mt. Aso -- Active Volcano

18. Shiranesan Caldera A caldera is a lake or pond formed at the top of a sealed volcano.

19. Ginza Ruins After The Great Kanto Earthquake -- Tokyo, 1923 Over 100,000 dead!

20. Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995 ► 7.2 Richter scale ► 5,500 deaths

21. Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995

22. Tsunamis – Tidal Waves

24. Average Monthly Precipitation in Three Cities

25. Different Climates and Seasons in Japan Fall Winter SpringSummer

27. Igawa Town on the Izumo Plain

28. Rice Farmer ’ s Farmhouse: Okutsu Town, Okayama Prefecture

29. Terrace Farming of Rice

30. The Japanese Farm the Sea Tokyo Fish Market

32. Natural Resources

33. Raw Materials

35. Japan ’ s Population Density

36. Japan ’ s Population Trends

37. Japan ’ s Population Over 65 versus the United States

38. SAYONARA