Chapter 22 Japan

Lesson 2 Physical Features and Climate

What Are the Physical Features of Japan?

Mountains

Japan by Satellite

Global Tectonic PlatesJapan -- On the

“Fire Rim of the Pacific” 太平洋火山地震带

Japan’s Oceanic Trenches

Japanese Earthquakes: 1961-1994

Tsunamis – Tidal Waves

Mt. Aso 阿苏山 -- Active Volcano

Ginza 银座 Ruins 废墟 After The Great Kanto 关东 Earthquake --

Tokyo, 1923

7.9 Richter scale Over 100,000 dead!

Kobe 神户 Earthquake -- January 17, 1995

► 7.2 Richter scale

► 5,500 deaths

Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995

Mountains

Japanese AlpsMount Fuji

Mt. Fuji

Narrow Coastal Plain

Kanto Plain 关东平原

Tokyo

Yokohama

Kinki Plain 近畿平原

What Are the Main Bodies of Water?

Swift-Moving Rivers:

Hydroelectric Power

Lake Biwa琵琶湖

The Japanese Farm the Sea

TokyoFish Market

Rice Farmer’s Farmhouse

Terrace Farming of Rice

Japanese SushiIs a food made of vinegared rice, usually topped with other ingredients including fish (cooked or uncokked) and vegetables.

Core Words

Tectonic plate 构造板块tsunami 海啸

Mount Fuji 富士山Kanto Plain 关东平原

crater 火山口seaweed 海草、海藻typhoon 台风harmony 和睦、和谐

Extension words

Kinki Plain 近畿平原Kobe 神户

Where is Japan Located?

What is The Climate Like in Japan?

Different Climates and Seasons in Japan

Fall Winter

Spring Summer

Japan Current

Typhoons

How Does the Environment Affect the

People?

Japan’s Population Density

Harmony

Harmony of the Hearts, Harmony of the Skills