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What kind of tectonic activity does Japan experience?

What kind of tectonic activity does Japan experience? Why do they experience these types of activity? Why does Japan have very little arable land? How have the Japanese adapted to a small percentage of arable land? How have homes been adapted in Japan?

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What kind of tectonic activity does Japan experience?

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  1. What kind of tectonic activity does Japan experience? • Why do they experience these types of activity? • Why does Japan have very little arable land? • How have the Japanese adapted to a small percentage of arable land? • How have homes been adapted in Japan? • How can the Japanese culture be described? • What three religions dominate in Japan? • How have the Japanese tried to reduce pollution of the environment?

  2. Japan“Land of the Rising Sun”

  3. Physical Characteristics • Archipelago the size of California • 4 large islands, 3,900 small islands • Ring of Fire • Volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis • Typhoons • Temperate climate • Mountainous • Little arable land (10-15%)

  4. Land Use • Build up and underground • Building land in deltas and wetlands • Terracing

  5. Population Density • One of the highest population densities in the world • 7,219 people per square mile

  6. Housing • Apartments smaller than typical American family room (video) • Multiple use rooms, futons • Tiny appliances • Bonsai trees • Cremated after death • Capsule hotels

  7. Transportation • Average commute 90 minutes in Tokyo • Extensive and efficient public transportation system • Pushers (video) • Bullet trains • Traffic jams • Parking

  8. Japanese Culture • Homogenous • Middle Class • Highly educated • Crowded urban areas

  9. Religious Influences • Secular lives • Shintoism • Worship forces of nature and spirits of ancestors, Alters in homes, prayers and sacrifices • Buddhism • Spiritual enlightenment, live selflessly and modestly • Confucianism • Respect wisdom of authority, importance of common good

  10. Health • Pollution, Acid Rain • Masks • Strict environmental laws • Garbage, Recycling

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