Japan Revision

Use this PowerPoint in addition to your exercise book to help you

revise.

What you need to know

• Locations in Japan • Climate of Japan• Regions of Japan• Great East Japan Earthquake• Tokyo: how it copes with so many people• Reasons why Japan has become so wealthy • Japan's international influence

JapanYou need to know the location of:HonshuHokkaidoShikokuKyushuTokyoSapporoOsakaHiroshimaMt Fuji Sea of Japan (East Sea)Pacific Ocean

Climate of Japan

Climate graphs show temperature and rainfall of an area. You need to be able to read climate graphs efficiently.

Guide to reading climate graphs

Regions of Japan To compare the region of Japan you can look at :

•Land area

•Population

•Population density (how crowded)

•Wealth

•Flat land / mountains

•Jobs

Great East Japan Earthquake

You need to be able to explain:• Causes• Impacts (socio-economic and environmental)• Responses

Causes• Destructive plate boundary• Pacific plate and Eurasian plate • How it caused a tsunami (animated guide)

Effects and Responses

BBC News Report

Humanitarian Responses

How did Japan become so wealthy?

Ruined by

WW2

Money donated by

USA

Use to import raw materials

Start manufacturing

Money reinvested

Japan's global influence

Make sure you can explain:• Why Sony moved to South Wales• What attracted Sony to South Wales• Why Sony left Wales