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Geography• Size of California • Islands are peaks of volcanic mountain
that rise from the Pacific• Covered with rugged mountains and
steep hills• Climate is heavily affected • by ocean currents• Tropical in south to cool in north
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ARCHIPELAGO:A group or chain of islands
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Ring of Fire
Volcanic activity that generally coincides with the Pacific rim.
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Mount Fuji
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Mount Fuji
Highest peak in JapanApproximately 12,300 feetDormant volcano – hasn’t erupted since 1708Very holy and sacred for Buddhist and Shinto religions
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Geography
• No part of Japan is more than 70 miles from the ocean
• Northern Islands catch cold arctic winds & ocean currents
• Southern Islands receive warm currents from the Pacific
• Tokyo – population is 13,000,000
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• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob7UhHBI7Oc&safe=active
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Japanese Education
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Japanese Education• EXTREMELY important • Junior high determines a good
entry into high school• Entry into high school based
on exam• Uniforms are standard!• Very rigid and unchanging• 5 ½ days a week• 210 days a year! (183 for
us!)
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Japanese Industry
Industrial giant - modern factories use newest technology to make productsProducts made = automobiles, electronic equipment, watches, calculators, small appliancesJapan has very few mineral resources, so it must import much of its raw materials
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Agriculture
• Farmland is very limited • In warm areas, harvest 2-
3 crops a year• Main crop is rice which is
a basic part of the Japanese diet
• Seafood
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Intensive Cultivation
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Japanese Pollution
• Japan has had a difficult time preserving the environment
• Air pollution from factories have produced acid rain
• Overfishing has led to supply of seafood dropping. Gov’t has placed a limit on amount that can be caught each year
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Religion• Shinto & Buddhism are popular religions• Religion influences country arts • Shinto - Shinto does not have a founder nor does it
have sacred scriptures • Kami - Shinto gods• They are sacred spirits which take the form of things
important to life - wind, rain, mountains, trees, rivers
• Humans become kami after they die.• No absolute right or wrong - Everyone can be good
if they want to - optimistic religion!
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SUMO
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Sumo Wrestling
• Sumo is a Japanese style of wrestling and Japan's national sport.
• Originated in ancient times to entertain the Shinto gods.
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• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxhKb-zZoWE
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Culture
•Most of people belong to the Japanese ethnic background •Cities are very crowded!!!!•Many travel by subway•Men work long hours & arrive home very late•Women often raise children•Family life is the center of Japanese culture
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Japanese Culture
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVbi1nTcxe0&safe=active
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Capsule Hotels
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC5IYTuhZKU&safe=active
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Japan History• Close ties with China
• Borrowed many ideas from China!
• About 500 miles away
• First mention ever of Japan – found in China 1 BC
• Made up of clans – not united
• Each clan had own gods and goddesses
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Yamato Emperors• The leading clan in Japan (400 AD)• Called themselves the emperors!
Two rulers
–Emperor Prime Minister» Prime Minister
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Heian Period• 794-1185• Height of Japanese
classical period• Took place in Kyoto• Art and writings• Proper etiquette• Geisha girls!
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Centralized gov’t dies out
• Power of the central government began to die out around 12 AD
• Landowners set up private armies• Countryside became dangerous!• Feudalism began … explain???
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Samurai Warriors• Protected the
landowners (lords)– fearsome!
• Lived according to the Bushido code!!!
• Dying an honorable death more important than a long life!
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Shoguns
• Late 1100’s – two most powerful clans fought for power! 30 years!
• “Shogun” – Supreme general of the army
• Had the power of a military dictator• Strong enough to even fight off
Kublai Khan!
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SHOGUNS
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Matthew Perry
• Japan did not want to trade with foreign countries/US sent Perry to demand trading privileges/ 1853
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History• Late 1800’s, Japan began to use Western Ideas to
modernize the country
• By early 1900’s, Japan was a leading military power in Asia
• In the 1930’s, due to need for more resources Japan took land in China and in Southeast Asia
• Become allied with the Axis powers (Italy-Germany) during WWII
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Hiroshima - Nagasaki
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Atomic Bomb Effects
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Sadako and the 1000 Paper Cranes
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History
• Japan surrendered after the atomic bombs
• The cities lied in ruins & the economy collapsed
• United States helped Japan rebuild its ruined economy and helped it become a democracy
• US – Japan have been allies ever since
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Korean Peninsula• Peninsula juts out from northern China between Sea
of Japan & Yellow Sea
• Koreans trace ancestry to people who settled there 1000’s of years ago
• From 100 b.c. to early 300’s, China ruled the land
• After Chinese rule, many separate Korean kingdoms ruled the land
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Silla Kingdom
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Dynasties
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Hangul Writing
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Korean Peninsula
• Historically, Korea has always been a stepping stone between Japan and mainland Asia
• In 1910, Japanese conquered Korea and made it apart of their empire until the end of the WW II
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Korean Division• After WWII, Communist troops from the Soviet
Union took over the northern ½ of Korea
• American troops occupied the southern ½\
• Korea divided along the 38th Parallel
• Communist state arose in the North, non communist state ruled the south
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Korean War• 1950, armies of North Korea attacked South Korea
in hopes to unite all of Korea under communist rule
• United Nations led by the United States rushed to help South Korea
• War lasted 3 years ending in 1953 without a peace treaty or a victory for either side
• By the 1960’s 2 separate countries had developed on the Peninsula
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Panmunjom
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Korean War Memorial
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Digging In Questions• 1. How did Tom Clawson and the other troops
get things up the hill?
• 2. Why were troops not supposed to bring any personal belongings with them on patrol?
• 3. Describe “Old Baldy.”
• 4. What did Tom Clawson do before the war?
• 5. What is the buddy system?
• 6. What was the only day of the week the soldiers were sure of?
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Geography• Lies at the southern end of the peninsula
• Covered by Mountains(Taeback)
• Most South Koreans live on coastal areas
Economy
• Manufacturing & trade dominate the economy
• High technology & service industries have grown tremendously
• SK is a leading exporter of ships, cars, textiles, computers, & electronic appliances
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Monsoons
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Agriculture/food• Most of the farms are very small
• Major crops are rice, barley, onions, potatoes, cabbage, apples, tangerines
• Rice is the basic food item
• Many farmers raise livestock – chickens
• Some add to income by fishing
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Kimchi
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Culture/people• More than 80% of people live in cities & towns
• Population = 49 m. people
• Many Koreans have emigrated to the United States since the end of the Korean War
• Buddhism, Confucianism, & Christianity are the major religions
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Seoul Olympics 1988
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Sokkuram
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Geography
• Separated from China by the Yalu river
• Slightly larger than South Korea
• Monsoons affect the climate/ central mountains block some of the winter monsoons
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Pyongyang
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Economy/Government• Government owns & runs factories and farms
• Coal & iron ore are prosperous, but industries suffer from old equipment & power shortages
• NK spends most of their money on the military
• NK is very economically poor
• Most of NK landscape is rugged which leaves very little farmland, however more than 40% of the people work on large government ran farms
• Farms do not grow enough food to supply to all of the people/ famine is the result
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FAMINE
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People• 60% of the people live in urban areas along the
coasts and river valleys
• Communist government discourages the practice of religion, however many still hold traditional beliefs
• Government places the needs of the communist system over individuals and their families
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Kim IL Sung
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Kim Jong IL