Geographic Profile of

JapanBy: Angelica & Carlie

日本の地理的なプロフィール

Japan in Spatial Terms

• Located off East coast of Asia

• Archipelago nation made of 4 main islands

– Hokkaido

– Honshu

– Kyushu

– Shikoku

• Similar in size to Montana

• Bordered by

– Sea of Japan

– Pacific Ocean

Japan’s Physical Systems• Located in the Pacific Ring of Fire

• Has 186 volcanoes (60% are active)

• Many cities are built on fault lines

• Seasons similar to that of North America

– Winters produce heavy snowfall in west

– Winters are dry in the east

– Summer is humid in all of Japan

Japan’s Environment and Society

• Many modern transportation systems– Railway lines– Subway systems– Enormous brides and tunnels– Hundred mile per hour trains

• Leading fish producer in the World

Japan's Environment and Society CONT

Kanto Plain– Tokyo, Yokohama, Kawasaki– 120 miles long– Dominant urban and industrial region– Mild, moist climate– Holds 1/3 of Japan’s population– Relies on external trade

Japan’s Places and Regions

• 8 main regions

– 47 prefectures

• Terrain Regions

– Mountains

– Rivers

• Used for hydroelectricity

Japan’s Places and Regions CONT

• The Jakota Triangle– Japan, Korea, and Taiwan– Region of rapid

development and industrialization

• Pacific Rim– Region of land facing the

Pacific– Huge import/export

movement

Japan’s Human Systems

• Japan is a developed nation– Structured workforce (7%

agriculture, 24% industry, and 69% service)

– Advanced transportation and communication

– High literacy rate, nutrition and savings

• One of world’s highest physiologic densities– People per unit of land

Japan’s Human Systems CONT

• Culture affects all of Japan

– Rich, unique cultural history

– Tea houses and Zen gardens

– Spiritual beliefs

– Due to a non-environmentally friendly society

• Culture may soon be affected

• Many cultural animals are close to extinction

Japan’s Use of Geography

• Discovering their culture through the past

• Humans impacting the environment

• Continue to use geography in their lives

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