What is one DISADVANTAGE to Japan's geographic location?
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What are the three large countries to Japan's west?
Korea, China, and Russia
Vocabulary: In ancient times, Japan developed in ____________________ because it was surrounded by water.
Isolation
Many of Japan's mountains are actually _______________, including Mt. Fuji, which hasn't erupted since 1707.
Volcano
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.
Vocabulary: A group (or chain) of islands is called an __________________.
Archipelago
Explain some of the basics of Bushido. What values did Ancient Samurai live by?
The "way" originates from the samurai moral values, most commonly stressing some combination of sincerity, frugality, loyalty, martial arts mastery, and honor.
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
What is one advantage to Japan's geographic location?
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What is one ADVANTAGE to Japan's geographic location?
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Vocabulary: The code of honor and morals developed by the Japanese Samurai
Bushido
Which of the four main islands of Japan became the center of power in Ancient Japan?
The island of Honshu
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.
About how long does Japan extend from the South to the North? How wide is it at it's widest point? What U.S. state is it's approximate size equivalent?
It's over 1,000 miles long and about 150 miles wide. It's roughly the size of California or Montana
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
What is one DISADVANTAGE to Japan's geographic location?
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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.