1. The Geography of Japan

2. An archipelago – chain of islands

3. Known as “the land of the rising sun”

4. Japan and the United States
4 large islands and thousands of smaller ones
Honshu – main island
Total area = size of California
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5. Japan’s Regions
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6. Japan’s Topography
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7. Northern islands have winter snow
Southern islands are tropical

8. Volcanic mountains
Highest peak - Mount Fuji

9. Countries Russia China N. Korea S. Korea
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10. Cities Sapporo Kyoto Tokyo Kobe Yokohama Hiroshima Nagoya Osaka
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Hiroshima
Nagoya
Osaka
Nagasaki

11. Very Mountainous: Little Arable Land
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12. Terrace Farming of Rice
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13. Mt. Fuji
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14. Part of the Ring of Fire (earthquakes, volcanoes)

15. Mt. Aso -- Active Volcano
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16. Japanese Earthquakes: 1961-1994
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17. Ginza Ruins After The Great Kanto Earthquake -- Tokyo, 1923
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Over 100,000 dead!

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

19. Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995
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20. Tsunamis – Tidal Waves
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21. Geography of Japan Summary
Japan’s geography is very unique.
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