GEOGRAPHY OF ASIA

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GEOGRAPHY OF ASIA

• Lesson 1
• Academic World History

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China
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Land Features
GOBI DESERT
HIMALAYAS
PACIFIC OCEAN
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PHYSICAL BOUNDARIES
PACIFIC OCEAN
HIMALAYAS
GOBI DESERT
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Population Density
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Population Density
Eastern 20
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Cities
Beijing
Shanghai
Hong Kong
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Rivers
(Xi)
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The Geography of Japan
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Archipelago

• JAPAN IS AN _____________________
• - large island chain
• EFFECTS__________________________

Isolation/Protection
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Global Tectonic PlatesJapan -- On
the __________________________
Ring of Fire
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Ginza Ruins After The Great Kanto Earthquake --
Tokyo, 1923
Over 100,000 dead!
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Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995

• 7.2 Richter scale
• 5,500 deaths

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Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995
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Tsunamis Tidal Waves
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Topography
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Japan and the United States
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Japans Topography
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80
________ Mountainous Little Arable Land
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BodiesofWater
Sea of Japan
Korean Straits
Pacific Ocean
Inland Sea
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Islands
Hokkaido
Honshu
Shikuku
Kyushu
Okinawa
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Cities
Hiroshima
Tokyo
Nagasaki
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Fast Travel Throughout Japan
ShinkansenBullet Train
Bullet Train National Lines
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Mt. Fuji
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Swift-Moving Rivers Hydroelectric Power
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Japans Land Area and Utilization
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Terrace Farming of Rice
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The Japanese Farm the Sea
TokyoFish Market
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Demographics
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Japans Population Density
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Population Comparisons
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Japanese Garden for Meditation
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Japanese Zen Garden
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Japanese Sand Garden
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Miniature Rock/Sand Garden
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BOOK WORK

• P. 327 2, 3, 4b, 5a, 5b, 7
• P. 393 3, 4, 5, 6