Warm up

• What does APD measure?

• What does PPD measure?

• Remember to have your headphones and cell phones put away when the bell rings.

Population DensityCase Study: Japan

Objective

• I will be able to understand how population density impacts Japan.

Tokyo SummerlandJapanese Theme Park

Transportation

• Massive public transit system• Bullet trains• ‘Pushers’• Millions of commuters, some ride the train for

an hour and a half

• Very few drivers/personal car use• No where to park!

Housing

• Much of the country is not suitable for building homes

• Many moved to the city in the 50s for more opportunity creating a housing shortage

• Family structure changed as a result• Used to live with 2 or 3 generations, now it’s

single family homes

• Average home size in Tokyo is 170 square feet, average home size in Washington DC is 740 square feet

Capsule Hotel

Land Use

• Space is limited so they build up instead of out

• Sky scrapers• Volcanic activity used to limit the height but

new technology has decreased the regulations

• Malls, parks, even zoos are built underground

• Terracing – hillside rice farming

Health

• Each person in Japan creates 2-3 lbs of waste a day• This creates a lot of pollution• They have run out of places to put the trash• Recycling is huge!

• More accidents happen in crowded areas

• Diseases spread more quickly• However, they are very health conscious (face

masks) and have strict environmental regulations • Because of this they have one of the highest life

expectancies in the world (81)

Shibuya CrossingOver 2.5 million cross this intersection daily

1. Which of the following statements is false in reference to population density and transportation:

A. The average employee commutes 90 minutes to workB. No car can be registered in Tokyo without proof that the owner has a place to park itC. The Japanese train and subway system is so advanced that the Japanese buy fewer cars today than in 1960

2. Which of the following statements is false in reference to population density and housing:

A. The average home in Japan is smaller than the average home in the United StatesB. Space limitations have not changed family life in JapanC. Many Japanese homes do not have separate bedrooms

3. Which of the following statements is false in reference to population density and land use:

A. The Japanese have always built very tall buildings because of limited landB. The Japanese grow rice on terraces cut into steep mountains

4. Which of the following statements is false in reference to population density and health:

A. Because of crowding in Japan, the Japanese live shorter lives than most other people in the worldB. Some Japanese wear facemasks to avoid making others illC. The Japanese recycle cookie wrappers to reduce trash

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