GEOGRAPHY OF ASIA

Lesson #1Academic World History

China

Land Features

PHYSICAL BOUNDARIES

Population Density

Population Density Eastern20%

Cities

Beijing

Shanghai

Hong Kong

(Xi)

Rivers

• JAPAN IS AN _____________________- large island chain

EFFECTS:__________________________

Global Tectonic PlatesGlobal Tectonic PlatesJapan -- On theJapan -- On the

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Ginza Ruins After The Great Ginza Ruins After The Great Kanto Earthquake -- Tokyo, Kanto Earthquake -- Tokyo, 19231923

Over 100,000 dead!Over 100,000 dead!

Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 19951995

► 7.2 Richter scale7.2 Richter scale

► 5,500 deaths5,500 deaths

Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 19951995

Tsunamis – Tidal WavesTsunamis – Tidal Waves

Japan and the United Japan and the United StatesStates

Japan’s TopographyJapan’s Topography

________________ Mountainous: Mountainous: Little Arable LandLittle Arable Land

BodieBodiessofofWaterWater Sea of

Japan

Korean

Straits

Pacific Ocean

Inland Sea

IslandIslandss

Hokkaido

Honshu

Shikuku

Kyushu

Okinawa

CitieCitiess

Hiroshima Tokyo

Nagasaki

Fast Travel Throughout Fast Travel Throughout JapanJapan

ShinkansenShinkansen::Bullet TrainBullet Train

Bullet Train Bullet Train National LinesNational Lines

Mt. FujiMt. Fuji

Swift-Moving Rivers: Swift-Moving Rivers: Hydroelectric PowerHydroelectric Power

Japan’s Land Area and Japan’s Land Area and UtilizationUtilization

Terrace Farming of Terrace Farming of RiceRice

The Japanese Farm The Japanese Farm the Seathe Sea

TokyoTokyoFish MarketFish Market

Japan’s Population DensityJapan’s Population Density

Population Population ComparisonsComparisons

61126

1,250

7 40

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

1,400

Population in Millions

ThailandJapanChinaHong KongSingapore

Japanese Garden for Meditation

Japanese Garden for Meditation

Japanese Zen GardenJapanese Zen Garden

Japanese Sand Garden

Japanese Sand Garden

Miniature Rock/Sand Garden

Miniature Rock/Sand Garden

BOOK WORK

• P. 327: 2, 3, 4b, 5a, 5b, 7

• P. 393: 3, 4, 5, 6