Assignment Two, Japan

NOTE >> The chart building and comparison activity is not
detailed on this webpage. That was in-class work.

Essential Questions

1. What are examples of human / environment interaction in modern Japan.

2. How did Japan's history affect its modern culture.

3. In what ways does geography affect Japan's population density?

Description 

Japan is a powerful modern nation. Its land area is about the same size as California, but it has almost 1/3 as many people as the entire United States. The population of Japan, like many eastern Asian nations, has created a need to use for the people to trade widely, and use the land's resources in the best ways they can.

Japan's modern culture is deeply connected to the nation's history, and those connections are still seen in modern-day Japanese culture.

Objectives

Students will identify and explain key aspects of life in Japan and their relation to the five  themes of geography.

Instructions

1. See the handouts and and notes you receive in class.

Online Files for this Assignment

Click here to open the link to the CIA World Factbook.

Click here for the second PowerPoint we used in class about land uses and population density in Japan.

Click here for the PowerPoint that discusses Japan's population density and history.

Here is the PowerPoint about biodiversity.

Click here for the article about modern schools in Japan.

Tsunamis one, two ( try the interactive map about the Tohoku tsunami )

Click here for the fact sheet about the climate and geography of Japan.

This is the link to the fact sheet about themes of geography and Japan.

Click here to open the national data comparison template you can use for this lesson.

Click here for the assignment on the Japan PowerPoint.

Mini Lessons

1. Your mini lesson is going to teach the class about some aspect of modern life in Japan. Just what that aspect of modern life will be is up to you. I have listed some topics, with research links, below. You may use these or another of your choosing. If you choose another, please check first to get that topic approved.

2. How you teach us is up to you. Many of you may choose to include a PowerPoint, and that's fine. However, you may also choose a poster, a game, or any of a wide variety of techniques to teach us. Please note that teaching is much more than just the method you use to teach.

3. You may choose to teach as a group. However, no group may have more than three students.

4. The same topic may only be used once in each class period. You will need to sign up for your topic right away.

5. Remember >>  You need to teach us how your chosen topic has affected life in modern-day Japan.

Pre Approved Topics with Some Resources

• The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Links: one, two, three

• Manufacturing, Links: one, two, three

• Rebuilding after WWII, Links: one, two, three, four

• The Japanese Economic Miracle, Links: one, two, three, four

• Fishing, Links: one, two, three

• Volcanic Activity, Links: one, two, three

• Earthquake Activity, Links: one, two, three

• Tsunamis, Links: one, two, three

• Competition with China, Links: one, two

• Transportation in Japan, Links: one, two, three

• Technology Integration in Daily Life, Links: one, two, three

1st Hour

Group Member(s) Topics

1. Daniel, John Fishing

2. Blakelee, Jadey Transportation

3. Abigail Lewis Modern Etiquette

4. Max, Lydia Earthquake Mediation

5. Yoselin, Stella, Sofia WWII Impacts

6. Sophia, Eli Tsunamis

7. Isaiah, Connor, Christopher Volcanic Activity

8. Eli, Max, Damian Movie Industry

9. Elizabet Manufacturing

2nd Hour

1. Scarlett, Joslyn, Avery Fishing

2. Zeekk, Ledger, Scott Rebuilding After WWII

3. Rex, Gavin, Karston Atomic Bomb

4.    Petey, Roy, Clayton   Tsunamis

5.    Kate, Braelyn   Earthquake Activity

6.    Brayden, Max   Volcanic Activity

7.    Jane Transportation in Japan

Copies of the printed materials for this assignment will be available as needed.