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Summer Activities done in the 4th week of July 2014TRANSCRIPT
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JAPAN
Beatriz Sánchez, Ángela Martinez and Beatriz
Teresa
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FAST FACTS• The official name is Japan.• The form of government is
Constitutional monarchy with parliamentary government.
• The capital is Tokyo.• The population is 127,463,611.• The official language is
Japanese.
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FAST FACTS• The money is the Japanese
yen.• The area is 377,835 square
kilometers.• The major mountain ranges is
the Japanese Alps.• The major rivers are Biwa,
Inawashiro and Kasumigaura.
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GEOGRAPHY• Japan is an archipelago, or
string of islands, on the east of Asia.
• Almost four-fifths of Japan is covered with mountains.
• The highest peak is Mount Fuji, a volcano considered sacred by many Japanese.
• Japan also has about 200 volcanoes, 60 of which are active.
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NATURE• They think that natural
features like mountains, waterfalls, and forests have their own spirits.
• About 136 species in Japan are listed as endangered.
• Some of the plants in Japan are:
-Azalea. - Camellia.- Bamboo. - Iris.
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HISTORY• People first came to Japan about 30,000 years
ago.• The first society started about 12,000 years ago.• Europeans first arrived in Japan in 1543.• During World War I Japan fought on the side of
U.S. • During World War II the U.S killed about 115,000
japanese people with the atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagashaki.
• Japan surrendered a few days later.
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LIST OF RIVERS
1. Ishikari. -> 268 kilometres2. Teshio. -> 256 kilometres 3. Tokachi. -> 156 kilometres4. Kushiro. -> 154 kilometres
LIST OF DESERTS1. Tottori desert.
LIST OF MOUNTAINS1. Mount Fuji -> 3,800 metres.2. Mount Kita -> 3,200 metres.3. Mount Okuhotaka -> 3,200 metres.4. Mount Aino -> 3,200 metres.
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Asia• COUNTRIES 1. India2. Japan3. Mongolia4. Indonesia5. North Korea6. South Korea7. Nepal8. Laos9. Thailand10. Philippines
· CAPITALS1. New Delhi.2. Tokio.3. Ulán Bator.4. Jakarta.5. Pyongyang.6. Seoul.7. Kathmandu 8. Vientiane9. Bangkok10. Manila
· LANGUAGES1. Hindi.2. Japanese3. Mongolian4. Indonesian5. Korean6. Korean7. Nepali8. Lao9. Thai10. Filipino
· MONEY1. Rupee2. Yen3. Tögrög4. Rupiah5. Won6. Won7. Nepalese
rupee8. Lao kip9. Thai baht10. Peso
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JAPAN ISLANDS• Hokkaido is the second largest
island in Japan. The largest city in Hokkaido is its capital, Sapporo.
• Honshu is the largest and popular island of Japan. In this island is the capital of Japan; Tokio.
• Shikoku is the smaller and the least populetion of Japan.
• Kyushu is the third largest island in Japan. It is in the East of Asia.
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MONUMENTS OF JAPAN• The Kaminarimon, is the
pride of Asakusa, the gate to the gate to Senso-ji a temple.
• The Hanazono Jinja is in the heart of Tokio, is a small and unobtrusive structure.
• The Osaka Castle is located in the Osaka prefecture. In 1853 the reginal lord Toyotomi Hideyoshi built the castle.
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WHAT TO DO• You can visit the scale
copy of the Statue of Liberty.
• You can learn origami free at Origami Kaikan.
• You can visit the festivals that celebrate every week.
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TYPICAL JAPANESE FOOD• The Rice Bowl is a bowl
of plain cooked rice is served with most Japanese meals.
• The Sushi is cooking with rice and fish.
• The Rice Balls are cooked with rice and usualli are wrapped.
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MANGA DOLLSManga is a type of drawing that is typical in Japan.A lot of japanese people draw that.In some festivals girls go dress like this dolls.