Geography of Japan

• exposé - matière potentielle : people
• fiche de synthèse - matière potentielle : pencils

21 Geography of Japan Lonnie Curtis Alexandria Middle School PURPOSE The student should understand the following geographic ideas about Japan: l location of major cities and bodies of water l Japan’s elevation levels are a determinant of places people live l geographic isolation has served to protect Japan from invasion and has allowed Japan to develop a sense of identity l scarcity of resources (e.g., minerals) on the islands are a cause for Japan to seek an empire THEME STATEMENT People, Places & Environment (PPE): Humans create spatial views and geographic perspectives of the world to make informed and critical choices about relationships.

• outline map
• front of the class with the following questions
• insufficient responses to most questions
• instructions on the instruction sheet
• close attention to the latitude
• japan’s
• class
• answers
• questions