Environment and Geography Japan’s Environment and Geography The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Japan and the United States The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Japan’s Topography The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Mountains And Peaks Kitani Mts. Kitakami Mts. Mikuni Mts. Chugoku Mts. The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China. Mt. Fuji Kyushu Mts.

Plains Ishikari Plain Kanto Plain Nobi Plain Osaka Plain The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China. Nobi Plain Osaka Plain

Islands Hokkaido Honshu Shikuku Kyushu Okinawa The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China. Shikuku Kyushu Okinawa

Cities Sapporo Kyoto Tokyo Kobe Yokohama Hiroshima Nagoya Osaka The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China. Hiroshima Nagoya Osaka Nagasaki

Japan = Very Mountainous: Little Arable Land The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Japan does not have a lot of usable land

Mt. Fuji The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Swift-Moving Rivers: Hydroelectric Power The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Japanese Earthquakes: 1961-1994 The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995 The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Different Climates and Seasons in Japan Spring Summer The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China. Fall Winter

The Izumo Plain The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Terrace Farming of Rice The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

The Japanese Farm the Sea The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China. Tokyo Fish Market