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Where do you think the biggest cities are located?

Where do you think the biggest cities are located?. Population Density in Japan. Life in a Crowded Country. Population Density. : The average number of persons in a unit of area, such as a square mile. Japan has 880 persons per square mile.

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Where do you think the biggest cities are located?

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  1. Where do you think the biggest cities are located?

  2. Population Density in Japan Life in a Crowded Country

  3. Population Density • : The average number of persons in a unit of area, such as a square mile. • Japan has 880 persons per square mile. • U.S. has 83. Japan is 11 times more densely populated.

  4. Essential ? How does population density affect the way people live?

  5. Limited Land • Only 1/8th of Japan is arable land, or good farmland. • People cluster in the good land.

  6. Housing • Smaller homes with smaller appliances and no bedrooms. • Cremation after death.

  7. What’s this? Capsule Hotel in Japan

  8. Land Use • Building up and down.

  9. What must the Japanese consider when building high-rises? • Developed earthquake-resistant construction techniques.

  10. Terracing: the creation of flat areas on mountain slopes for the purpose of farming.

  11. Health • How would a crowded city affect one’s health? • Strict laws against pollution. • Recycling is encouraged.

  12. Transportation How long did it take you to get to school today? Average commute in Tokyo is 1 ½ hrs. Efficient public transportation 180 mph passenger trains. Regulate car ownership Pay for parking

  13. A Crowded Commute

  14. Let’s get a feel for how crowded these trains are. Can I get a few volunteers?

  15. Rush Hour Subway Riders in Five Countries

  16. Write a level 1, 2, & 3 ?.

  17. Assignment: Analyzing Tables • ELT: Interpret various tables • Can a place have too many people? • Let’s consider population density, per capita income, and life expectancy in several countries.

  18. Works Cited "Capsule Hotel in Japan." Japan's Capsule Hotel. Web. 28 Nov 2010. <http://www.desitwist.com/image-corner/japans-capsule-hotel-7149.html>. "Full House." Poker Hand Rankings. Web. 28 Nov 2010. <http://www.onlinecasinomastermind.com/Poker_Hand_Rankings.html>. Hart, Diane. Geography Alive Regions and People. Palo Alto, CA: Teacher's Curriculum Institute, 2006. 443-453. Print. "Japanese Woman Wearing a Face Mask." Strange But True. Web. 28 Nov 2010. <http://www.takenbythewind.com/2008/05/29/strange-but-true/>. "Tight Parking Spot." Web. 27 Nov 2010. <http://addins.wgem.com/blogs/newstoday/?m=200906>.

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