1. Ch. 18 Section 1 Nicole B.

2. Lesson Questions What geographic features have shaped Japanese life? How has the scarcity of some resources influenced Japan’s relations with the world? How did the Japanese develop a sense of their own special identity?

3. Japan is a archipelago that lies about 100 miles off the coast of East Asia Japan consists of 4 main island and more than 3000 tiny islands Honshu is the largest and most populous island of them all Japan lies on the Pacific Ring of Fire, a region of earthquakes and volcanoes 1500 tremors shake the island each year It contain 30 active volcanoes

4. Japan is the size of Montana Its population is more than 125 million people Japans population ranks seventh in the world More than 4/5ths of Japan is mountainous Japan has a long growing season that averages between 200 to 260 days Japan has developed methods of intense farming, using every available piece of land In much of Japan, farmers harvest 2 crops a year

5. Japans major crop is rice Japan produces about 3 quarters of their food needs 8% of the people work in agriculture Fish is the major source of protein in the Japanese diet

6. Few mineral resources It had enough to meet its needs until Japan industrialized Japan became increasingly dependent on world trade

7. No ethnic minority Since Japan is isolated, it encouraged ethnocentrism Rarely grand citizenship for immigrants Japan is a homogeneous society Everyone speaks the same language and share the same culture