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Tell me 3 things about Mount Fuji.

It's the highest mountain in Japan at more that 12,000 feet. It's always covered in snow and on a clear day can be seen from Tokyo.

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What is one advantage to Japan's geographic location?

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What is one DISADVANTAGE to Japan's geographic location?

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Map skills: What sea is west of Japan?

The Sea of Japan (Also called the east Sea)

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Today, one of the largest cities in the world is located in japan. It has 13.6 million people, over four times the size of Lost Angeles. What is it?

Tokyo

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Japan first developed in isolation because it is surrounded by water. Are oceans still significant barriers to the movement of people, goods, and ideas today?

Not as much. Modern transportation and technology have made the world "smaller" in a way

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The Kanto Plain (located on the island of Honshu) is the most populated area in Japan. Why is this so?

The Kanto Plain is the most populated area in Japan because it is the largest lowland area. In addition, its soil is fertile.

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Which percent—90 percent, 60 percent, or 15 percent—do you think best expresses the amount of land Japan can use for agriculture?

15 %. The Kanto plain is were most farming takes place in Japan, because most of the island is mountainous.

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Vocabulary: A group (or chain) of islands is called an __________________.

Archipelago

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Name the four main islands of Japan.

Honshu, Kyushu, Hokkaido, and Shikoku

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What is one DISADVANTAGE to Japan's geographic location?

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Vocabulary: In ancient times, Japan developed in ____________________ because it was surrounded by water.

Isolation

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What are the three large countries to Japan's west?

Korea, China, and Russia

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