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The Geography of Japan

The Geography of Japan. By: Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY. Topography. Nippon -- “Land of the Rising Sun”. Japan and the United States. Japan’s Regions. Japan’s Prefectures. Japan’s Topography. Bodies of Water. Ishikari R. Sea of Japan. Shinano R. Tone R.

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The Geography of Japan

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  1. The Geography of Japan By: Ms. Susan M. PojerHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

  2. Topography

  3. Nippon -- “Land of the Rising Sun”

  4. Japan and the United States

  5. Japan’s Regions

  6. Japan’s Prefectures

  7. Japan’s Topography

  8. BodiesofWater Ishikari R. Sea of Japan Shinano R. Tone R. Korean Straits Pacific Ocean Inland Sea

  9. MountainsAndPeaks Kitani Mts. Kitakami Mts. Mikuni Mts. Chugoku Mts. Mt. Fuji Kyushu Mts.

  10. Plains Ishikari Plain Kanto Plain Nobi Plain Osaka Plain

  11. Islands Hokkaido Honshu Shikuku Kyushu Okinawa

  12. Countries Russia China N. Korea S. Korea

  13. Cities Sapporo Kyoto Tokyo Kobe Yokohama Hiroshima Nagoya Osaka Nagasaki

  14. FinalMap Russia Kitani Mts. Ishikari R. China Hokkaido Sapporo N. Korea Ishikari Plain 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

  15. Fast Travel Throughout Japan Shinkansen:Bullet Train Bullet Train National Lines

  16. Very Mountainous: Little Arable Land

  17. Hells Lake Pool in Beppu

  18. Mt. Fuji

  19. Swift-Moving Rivers: Hydroelectric Power

  20. Japan’s Land Area and Utilization

  21. Japan by Satellite

  22. Mt. Aso -- Active Volcano

  23. Shiranesan Caldera

  24. Global Tectonic PlatesJapan -- On the “Fire Rimof the Pacific”

  25. Japan’s Sub-Oceanic Trenches

  26. Japanese Earthquakes: 1961-1994

  27. Ginza Ruins After The Great Kanto Earthquake -- Tokyo, 1923 Over 100,000 dead!

  28. Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995 • 7.2 Richter scale • 5,500 deaths

  29. Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995

  30. Tsunamis – Tidal Waves

  31. Climate

  32. Japan and the United States

  33. Japan’s Oceanic Currents

  34. Average Monthly Precipitation in Three Cities

  35. Precipitation

  36. Average January Temperature

  37. Average July Temperature

  38. Different Climates and Seasons in Japan Spring Summer Fall Winter

  39. Vegetation

  40. Igawa Town on the Izumo Plain

  41. Rice Farmer’s Farmhouse:Okutsu Town, Okayama Prefecture

  42. Terrace Farming of Rice

  43. The Japanese Farm the Sea TokyoFish Market

  44. Raw Materials and Resources

  45. Natural Resources

  46. Raw Materials

  47. World Contributions to Global Warming

  48. Demographics

  49. Japan’s Population Density

  50. Japan’s Population Trends

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