Title: The Geography of Japan
1The Geography of Japan
2JAPAN
3Nippon -- Land of the Rising Sun
4Archipelago
- JAPAN IS AN _____________________
- - large island chain
- EFFECTS__________________________
Isolation/Protection
5Topography
6Japan and the United States
7Japans Regions
8Japans Prefectures
9Japans Topography
10BodiesofWater
Ishikari R.
Sea of Japan
Shinano R.
Tone R.
Korean Straits
Pacific Ocean
Inland Sea
11MountainsAndPeaks
Kitani Mts.
Kitakami Mts.
Mikuni Mts.
Chugoku Mts.
Mt. Fuji
Kyushu Mts.
12Plains
Ishikari Plain
Kanto Plain
Nobi Plain
Osaka Plain
13Islands
Hokkaido
Honshu
Shikuku
Kyushu
Okinawa
14Countries
Russia
China
N. Korea
S. Korea
15Cities
Sapporo
Kyoto
Tokyo
Kobe
Yokohama
Hiroshima
Nagoya
Osaka
Nagasaki
16FinalMap
Kitani Mts.
Russia
Ishikari R.
China
Hokkaido
Sapporo
Ishikari Plain
N. Korea
Sea of Japan
Kitakami Mts.
Honshu
S. Korea
Shinano R.
Kanto Plain
Tone R.
Mikuni Mts.
Kyoto
Korean Straits
Tokyo
Kobe
Chugoku Mts.
Yokohama
Hiroshima
Nagoya
Mt. Fuji
Kyushu Mts.
Osaka
Pacific Ocean
Nobi Plain
Shikuku
Osaka Plain
Nagasaki
Inland Sea
Kyushu
Okinawa
17Fast Travel Throughout Japan
ShinkansenBullet Train
Bullet Train National Lines
1880
________ Mountainous Little Arable Land
19Hells Lake Pool in Beppu
20Mt. Fuji
21Swift-Moving Rivers Hydroelectric Power
22Japans Land Area and Utilization
23Japan by Satellite
24Mt. Aso -- Active Volcano
25Shiranesan Caldera
26Global Tectonic PlatesJapan -- On
the __________________________
Ring of Fire
27Japans Sub-Oceanic Trenches
28Japanese Earthquakes 1961-1994
29Ginza Ruins After The Great Kanto Earthquake --
Tokyo, 1923
Over 100,000 dead!
30Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995
- 7.2 Richter scale
- 5,500 deaths
31Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995
32Tsunamis Tidal Waves
33Climate
34Japans Oceanic Currents
35Average Monthly Precipitation in Three Cities
36Precipitation
37Average January Temperature
38Average July Temperature
39Different Climates and Seasons in Japan
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
40Vegetation
41Igawa Town on the Izumo Plain
42Rice Farmers FarmhouseOkutsu Town, Okayama
Prefecture
43Terrace Farming of Rice
44The Japanese Farm the Sea
TokyoFish Market
45Raw Materials and Resources
46Natural Resources
47Raw Materials
48World Contributions to Global Warming
49Demographics
50Japans Population Density
51Japans Population Trends
52Population Comparisons
53Japans Population Over 65 versus the United
States
54Japans Growing Older
Japans Age Breakdown Japans Age Breakdown
Under 15 years 15.8
15 59 years 63.3
60 and over years 20.9
55SAYONARA