Cartographer/Geographer Data Sheets
 
 

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1.  Select the first site.  Scroll down until you see Map of Japan.  Click on it.  It takes a bit of time for the site to come in.  Print the map for your tour group.

2.  Click on Back twice to return to the web page.  Select the second site.  Describe where Japan is located.

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3.  In what weather zone is Japan found and what is the climate like?

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4.  How large is Japan in square meters?  _________________

5.  How does Japan compare in size to the U.S., Australia, and Britain?

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6.  Write the population of Japan and explain where most people live.

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7.  How many islands make up Japan? ____________

8.  What is the population density?   ________________  That means about how many

      people live on each square kilometer of land.

9.  How does this density compare with that of the U.S and Britain?

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10. How much of Japan is forest and how much is mountainous?

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11.  Why do Hokkaido and Okinawa have such different climates?

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12. List the kinds of Natural disasters Japan experiences.

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13. Click Back twice to get to the main menu and click on Regions.  How many municipal

governments are  found in Japan.  Municipal government means city government.

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14.  Describe Tokyo.  Include the number of people found in the city.

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15.  Why do young people flock to Tokyo?

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16.  You might want to print a picture of Tokyo to be used in your group's presentation?

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17.  How do people in Japan cope with heavy snows and typhoons?  Scroll down the page to find

      the answer.

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