Chapter 18
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CHAPTER 18
Section 1 Geography and Heritage of Japan
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Horyuji Temple's central gate, main hall and pagoda are the world's oldest surviving wooden structures.
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Himeji Castle is the most beautiful and complete surviving example of a Japanese feudal castle.
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The A-Bomb Dome is the only remaining structure in central Hiroshima, which predates the atomic blast of 1945.
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The island nation of Japan sits off the coast of East Asia
Influence of China
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The legend: Male and female Gods created
Japan by throwing a jeweled spear into the sea. Salt water dripped from the spear and hardened to form islands.
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A CHAIN OF ISLANDS Archipelago, or chain of islands,
100 miles off the coast of East Asia. Lies on the Pacific Ring of Fire,
earthquakes and volcanos
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4 main islands and more than 3000 tiny islands
Honshu-in north most islolated Hokkiaido- in North most isolated.
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LANDFORMS AND CLIMATE
Size=state of Montana More than 125 million people ranks 7th in
the world. More than four fifths is mountains Mild climate
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INTENSIVE LAND USE Using every available piece of land Major crop-rice Until modern times, the Japanese
produced own food
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LIMITED MINERAL RESOURCES No oil resources, imports nearly all oil
from middle east
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PEOPLE OF JAPAN Population:
127.5 millionGovernment estimates suggest Japan's
population will shrink by 30 per cent by 2060 because of a low birthrate and a high proportion
of elderly people, to just 86.74 million.Homogeneous societySpeak same languages and share cultures
Almost no ethnic minoritiesRarely grant citizenship to immigrants