Today’s Schedule – 4/30

1. CNN Student News– 28.1 Vocab Check

2.Finish 27.3 PPT3.Discuss China/Tibet Reading4. 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:

• 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 zoneSo 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