land of the rising sun aka nippon east asia: japan
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LAND OF THE RISING SUNAKA NIPPON
EAST ASIA: JAPAN
Is an archipelago—a group or chain of islands
Has 4 main islands: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
Has >3,000 smaller islandsLargest & most populated island is Honshu
(capital, Tokyo, is on it)Most people live on coasts because 80% of
land is mountains
JAPAN: AN ISLAND COUNTRY
JAPAN’S TERRAIN
JAPAN’S POPULATION DENSITY(WHERE THE JAPANESE LIVE)
has few nat. resources—must import
world’s largest importer of coal, natural gas, oil
imports 95% of iron ore, tin, & copper used in its factories
MINERAL RESOURCES IN JAPAN
Only 12% of Japan’s land is farmableFarmers use terraces: horizontal strips cut into hillsides Prevents erosionUses all available land
Also use double-cropping—growing 2 or more crops on same land in same season or at the same time
USING THE LAND TO PRODUCE FOOD
TERRACE FARMING IN JAPAN 1
TERRACE FARMING IN JAPAN 2
Aquaculture: fish farming; raises fish, shrimp, oysters, mussels, clams, seaweed
replaces seafood killed by water pollution & overfishing
AQUACULTURE IN JAPAN
BICYCLESCARSBUSESBULLET TRAINS
TRANSPORTATION