Geography• Size of California • Islands are peaks of volcanic mountain

that rise from the Pacific• Covered with rugged mountains and

steep hills• Climate is heavily affected • by ocean currents• Tropical in south to cool in north

ARCHIPELAGO:A group or chain of islands

Ring of Fire

Volcanic activity that generally coincides with the Pacific rim.

Mount Fuji

Mount Fuji

Highest peak in JapanApproximately 12,300 feetDormant volcano – hasn’t erupted since 1708Very holy and sacred for Buddhist and Shinto religions

Geography

• No part of Japan is more than 70 miles from the ocean

• Northern Islands catch cold arctic winds & ocean currents

• Southern Islands receive warm currents from the Pacific

• Tokyo – population is 13,000,000

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob7UhHBI7Oc&safe=active

Japanese Education

Japanese Education• EXTREMELY important • Junior high determines a good

entry into high school• Entry into high school based

on exam• Uniforms are standard!• Very rigid and unchanging• 5 ½ days a week• 210 days a year! (183 for

us!)

Japanese Industry

Industrial giant - modern factories use newest technology to make productsProducts made = automobiles, electronic equipment, watches, calculators, small appliancesJapan has very few mineral resources, so it must import much of its raw materials

Agriculture

• Farmland is very limited • In warm areas, harvest 2-

3 crops a year• Main crop is rice which is

a basic part of the Japanese diet

• Seafood

Intensive Cultivation

Japanese Pollution

• Japan has had a difficult time preserving the environment

• Air pollution from factories have produced acid rain

• Overfishing has led to supply of seafood dropping. Gov’t has placed a limit on amount that can be caught each year

Religion• Shinto & Buddhism are popular religions• Religion influences country arts • Shinto - Shinto does not have a founder nor does it

have sacred scriptures • Kami - Shinto gods• They are sacred spirits which take the form of things

important to life - wind, rain, mountains, trees, rivers

• Humans become kami after they die.• No absolute right or wrong - Everyone can be good

if they want to - optimistic religion!

SUMO

Sumo Wrestling

• Sumo is a Japanese style of wrestling and Japan's national sport.

• Originated in ancient times to entertain the Shinto gods.

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxhKb-zZoWE

Culture

•Most of people belong to the Japanese ethnic background •Cities are very crowded!!!!•Many travel by subway•Men work long hours & arrive home very late•Women often raise children•Family life is the center of Japanese culture

Japanese Culture

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVbi1nTcxe0&safe=active

Capsule Hotels

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC5IYTuhZKU&safe=active

Japan History• Close ties with China

• Borrowed many ideas from China!

• About 500 miles away

• First mention ever of Japan – found in China 1 BC

• Made up of clans – not united

• Each clan had own gods and goddesses

Yamato Emperors• The leading clan in Japan (400 AD)• Called themselves the emperors!

Two rulers

–Emperor Prime Minister» Prime Minister

Heian Period• 794-1185• Height of Japanese

classical period• Took place in Kyoto• Art and writings• Proper etiquette• Geisha girls!

Centralized gov’t dies out

• Power of the central government began to die out around 12 AD

• Landowners set up private armies• Countryside became dangerous!• Feudalism began … explain???

Samurai Warriors• Protected the

landowners (lords)– fearsome!

• Lived according to the Bushido code!!!

• Dying an honorable death more important than a long life!

Shoguns

• Late 1100’s – two most powerful clans fought for power! 30 years!

• “Shogun” – Supreme general of the army

• Had the power of a military dictator• Strong enough to even fight off

Kublai Khan!

SHOGUNS

Matthew Perry

• Japan did not want to trade with foreign countries/US sent Perry to demand trading privileges/ 1853

History• Late 1800’s, Japan began to use Western Ideas to

modernize the country

• By early 1900’s, Japan was a leading military power in Asia

• In the 1930’s, due to need for more resources Japan took land in China and in Southeast Asia

• Become allied with the Axis powers (Italy-Germany) during WWII

Hiroshima - Nagasaki

Atomic Bomb Effects

Sadako and the 1000 Paper Cranes

History

• Japan surrendered after the atomic bombs

• The cities lied in ruins & the economy collapsed

• United States helped Japan rebuild its ruined economy and helped it become a democracy

• US – Japan have been allies ever since

Korean Peninsula• Peninsula juts out from northern China between Sea

of Japan & Yellow Sea

• Koreans trace ancestry to people who settled there 1000’s of years ago

• From 100 b.c. to early 300’s, China ruled the land

• After Chinese rule, many separate Korean kingdoms ruled the land

Silla Kingdom

Dynasties

Hangul Writing

Korean Peninsula

• Historically, Korea has always been a stepping stone between Japan and mainland Asia

• In 1910, Japanese conquered Korea and made it apart of their empire until the end of the WW II

Korean Division• After WWII, Communist troops from the Soviet

Union took over the northern ½ of Korea

• American troops occupied the southern ½\

• Korea divided along the 38th Parallel

• Communist state arose in the North, non communist state ruled the south

Korean War• 1950, armies of North Korea attacked South Korea

in hopes to unite all of Korea under communist rule

• United Nations led by the United States rushed to help South Korea

• War lasted 3 years ending in 1953 without a peace treaty or a victory for either side

• By the 1960’s 2 separate countries had developed on the Peninsula

Panmunjom

Korean War Memorial

Digging In Questions• 1. How did Tom Clawson and the other troops

get things up the hill?

• 2. Why were troops not supposed to bring any personal belongings with them on patrol?

• 3. Describe “Old Baldy.”

• 4. What did Tom Clawson do before the war?

• 5. What is the buddy system?

• 6. What was the only day of the week the soldiers were sure of?

Geography• Lies at the southern end of the peninsula

• Covered by Mountains(Taeback)

• Most South Koreans live on coastal areas

Economy

• Manufacturing & trade dominate the economy

• High technology & service industries have grown tremendously

• SK is a leading exporter of ships, cars, textiles, computers, & electronic appliances

Monsoons

Agriculture/food• Most of the farms are very small

• Major crops are rice, barley, onions, potatoes, cabbage, apples, tangerines

• Rice is the basic food item

• Many farmers raise livestock – chickens

• Some add to income by fishing

Kimchi

Culture/people• More than 80% of people live in cities & towns

• Population = 49 m. people

• Many Koreans have emigrated to the United States since the end of the Korean War

• Buddhism, Confucianism, & Christianity are the major religions

Seoul Olympics 1988

Sokkuram

Geography

• Separated from China by the Yalu river

• Slightly larger than South Korea

• Monsoons affect the climate/ central mountains block some of the winter monsoons

Pyongyang

Economy/Government• Government owns & runs factories and farms

• Coal & iron ore are prosperous, but industries suffer from old equipment & power shortages

• NK spends most of their money on the military

• NK is very economically poor

• Most of NK landscape is rugged which leaves very little farmland, however more than 40% of the people work on large government ran farms

• Farms do not grow enough food to supply to all of the people/ famine is the result

FAMINE

People• 60% of the people live in urban areas along the

coasts and river valleys

• Communist government discourages the practice of religion, however many still hold traditional beliefs

• Government places the needs of the communist system over individuals and their families

Kim IL Sung

Kim Jong IL