Japan
The Land of the Rising Sun
Japan’s Physical GeographyJapan is an archipelago. A group or string of islands.
Japan has 4 major islands and over 2,000 total islands.
Japan is slightly smaller then the land area of California.
Japan has many earthquakes and volcanoes.
Japan’s Population• Japan’s population
is 127 Million people. Yet it is only the slightly smaller then California.
Japan’s Answer to Population• The Japanese do
many things to maintain their limited space.
• They have smaller houses. The average Japanese house is 1,060 sq. ft. The average U.S. house is 2,270 sq. ft.
Capsule Hotels
Mass Transit• Most people in Japan do not own their own cars.• The mass transit system is the preferred method of
travel.
Subway Crowding
Comparison of Rush-Hour Ridership in Five Countries
• Hamburg, Germany = 2.8 passengers per sq. meter• New York, U.S. = 3.4 passengers per sq. meter• London, U.K. = 5.5 passengers per sq. meter• Paris, France = 6.4 passengers per sq. meter• Tokyo Japan = 9.0 passengers per sq. meter
Bullet Trains• Japan was the first country
to develop “Bullet Trains” that would travel over 200 mph.
Altering the land• Because Arable
(Farmable) land is so scarce in Japan terrace farming practices are used.
• Process of making terraces or steps along hills or mountains.
Creating Land• Japan often uses technology to create new land out
of the sea.• Narita International Airport of Tokyo is a great
example.
Japanese Culture in America
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