Name: ______Period: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Chapter 28 Guided Notes
Japan and the Koreas
Read pages 638-640 and fill in the missing information in the following blanks.
Japan lies off of the Pacific coast of 1.______? The Japanese refer to their country as the 2. ______. To the west you will find the 3. ______mainland. There are 4. ______main islands and thousands of smaller ones that make up Japan. From north to south the four main islands are 5. ______, 6. ______, 7. ______, and 8. ______. 9. ______is the largest of the Ryukyu Islands to the south of the main islands. 10. ______% of Japan is mountainous. The longest mountain ranges in Japan are the 11. ______. Japans highest peak is ______. Japan had nearly 13. ______volcanoes and 14. ______of those are active. In 1923 more than 15.______died as a result of the Great Kanto Earthquake in Japan. Japan averages about 16.______earthquakes per year. 17. ______means “harbor wave.” During the summer 18. ______winds sweep across the region from the south. During the winter dry 19. ______winds blow in from Siberia. 20. ______strike Japan in late summer and fall. Temperate and middle latitude 21. ______cover Japan containing 22. ______, 23. ______and 24. ______trees. 25. ______trees are also common in Japan and greatly admired for their beauty. 26. ______and 27. ______have greatly limited the habitats of many large mammals in the region. In Japan antelope, bears, deer, and foxes are common in the 28. ______areas. Japan is on a major 29. ______, a migration route for birds. Mineral and energy resources are quite 30. ______in Japan. Japan relies heavily on the import of 31. ______and 32. ______. 33. ______and 34. ______power plants have lessened Japans dependence on oil imports. More than 35.______% of Japan is covered by forest. In an effort to limit deforestation Japan 36. ______much of its timber needs form North America and Southeast Asia. Japan’s 37. ______geography has helped create a culture that depends on the 38. ______for much of its 39. ______.
Despite protest from around the world Japan continues to hunt 40. ______in international waters.
Read page 641 “Tectonic Forces in Japan”
Japan is located along the areas known as the 41.______. The country sits at the intersection of 42. ______major crustal plates. The Japanese islands are formed by the upper part of a large 43. ______rising from the ocean floor. They are a result of the 44. ______of the Pacific and Philippine plates under the Eurasian and North American plates. The Japan Trench was created as the 45. ______oceanic plates were pulled down below the continental plates. Material from the oceanic plate was slowly 46. ______and transformed into magma which 47. ______to the surface forming the 48.______and 49. ______. Japan has many hot springsand lakes which are 50. ______in origin.