1. LAND OF THE RISING SUN AKA NIPPON
EAST ASIA: JAPAN
LAND OF THE RISING SUN
AKA NIPPON

2. JAPAN: AN ISLAND COUNTRY
Is an archipelago—a group or chain of islands
Has 4 main islands: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
Has >3,000 smaller islands
Largest & most populated island is Honshu (capital, Tokyo, is on it)
Most people live on coasts because 80% of land is mountains

3. JAPAN’S TERRAIN

4. JAPAN’S POPULATION DENSITY (WHERE THE JAPANESE LIVE)

5. MINERAL RESOURCES IN JAPAN
has few nat. resources—must import
world’s largest importer of coal, natural gas, oil
imports 95% of iron ore, tin, & copper used in its factories

6. USING THE LAND TO PRODUCE FOOD
Only 12% of Japan’s land is farmable
Farmers use terraces: horizontal strips cut into hillsides
Prevents erosion
Uses all available land
Also use double-cropping—growing 2 or more crops on same land in same season or at the same time

7. TERRACE FARMING IN JAPAN 1

8. TERRACE FARMING IN JAPAN 2

9. AQUACULTURE IN JAPAN
Aquaculture: fish farming; raises fish, shrimp, oysters, mussels, clams, seaweed
replaces seafood killed by water pollution & overfishing

10. TRANSPORTATION
BICYCLES
CARS
BUSES
BULLET TRAINS