Land of the Rising Sun

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Land of the Rising Sun

• Christine McDaniel
• Fifth Grade
• DES

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Geography

• Pacific Rim
• Sea of Japan
• Four Major Islands
• 1. Honshu (largest)
• 2. Hokkaido
• 3. Kyushu
• 4. Shikoku

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Sea of Japan
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Pacific Ocean
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Ring of Fire

•   Japan is part of the Ring of Fire, a narrow
  zone of active volcanoes in the Pacific Ocean.
  Japan is made of several volcanic mountains that
  thrust up from the Pacific Ocean floor. Japan has
  about 170 volcanoes, 75 of which are active.

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Monsoons

• Monsoons -winds that change direction depending
  on the season.
• In the summer, the monsoon blows from the east,
  bringing heavy rain from the Pacific Ocean.
• In the winter, monsoon blows cold dry air from
  Asia in the west.

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Typhoons

• In late summer there are typhoons, violent
  tropical hurricanes that bring floods and
  landslides.

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Kamikaze

• Means divine wind
• When Mongols tried to invade Japan in 1281, his
  ships were destroyed by the immense storm.
• Ancient Japanese believed that was proof of the
  sacredness of their nation.

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Earthquakes

• There are more earthquakes in Japan than in any
  other nation. The Japanese people feel about 1500
  tremors every year. Most are harmless, but about
  once every two years, an earthquake causes
  serious damage and loss of life.

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Tsunamis

• An earthquake that happens just off the shore of
  Japan can cause a tsunami. A tsunami is an
  enormous ocean wave that can devastate coastal
  lands.

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Assignment