Download 28.1 PPT - Physical Geo of Japan and the Koreas

Today’s Schedule – 4/30
1. CNN Student News
– 28.1 Vocab Check
2. Finish 27.3 PPT
3. Discuss China/Tibet Reading
4. 28.1 PPT: Physical Geography of Japan and the
Koreas
• HW:
– 28.2 Vocab
– Ch. 27 Take Home Quiz
Japan
Is made up of four main
islands and thousands
of smaller ones.
The four main islands are:
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Hokkaido
Honshu
Shikoku
Kyushu
The largest and most populous island is
Honshu.
The Ryukyu Islands to the south are also
part of Japan
• Okinawa is part of these
islands
More than 70% of Japan is mountainous
Made up of a rugged
volcanic rock
The rest of the country is made up of
plains,
Mostly on the Pacific
coast.
Japan lies along a subduction zone
So the islands are vulnerable to constant
earthquakes.
Tectonic activity can cause tsunamis
A Japanese word for
harbor wave.
West of Japan
lies the Korean
Peninsula
This 600 mile long region
is about the same size
as Utah.
North Korea lies to the north
And borders China and
Russia.
South Korea lies to the south.
The region is mostly hills and low
mountains
With higher peaks in the
east.
A coastal plain in the west supports most
of the population.
Climate
• Japan and Korea are on
the same line of
latitude as the U.S. and
experiences similar
weather
– Range from highland to
humid subtropical
Plant Life
• Maple trees and cherry blossoms are
particularly beautiful aspect of Japan
Natural Resources
• Japan
– 65% of the country is forested
• Logging is highly regulated and Japan imports much
timber from the U.S. and Canada
• Marine Life
• Main source of protein for most Japanese and Koreans
• Much sea farming occurs
• Whaling
– Despite international protests, Japan continues to hunt whales
in international waters