The relief and political features of Japan

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The relief and political features of Japan
CW
6th February 2006

• Lesson Aims
• To complete a map of Japan showing relief and
  political features
• To draw a cross-section of Japan.

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Starter

• One minute
• Talk to the person next to you to discuss what
  you think Japan is like
• What images do you have?

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Where is Japan?
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Task- Map of Japan
Onto your outline map you need to mark on the
following features using an atlas to help you-
Use a black triangle for Mount Fuji
Seas Pacific Ocean East China Sea Sea of
Japan Korea Str. Islands Hokkaido Kyushu Shikoku
Honshu Mountains Mount Fuji
Cities Kyoto Nagasaki Tokyo Yokahama Sendai Fukuok
a Osaka Nagoya Sapporo Kobe Kita-Kyushu Hiroshima
Use a red dot to mark on the exact location of
each city except for Tokyo (red square)
Finally shade in the mountainous areas of all 4
main islands of Japan
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Cross-section of Japan
High, Mountainous land Some Volcanoes
3500m
Large towns and cities e.g. Tokyo
Sea of Japan
Pacific Ocean
Honshu Island
0km
300km
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Homework

• Produce a small model of something typically
  Japanese
• Bring it in next week
• The best will go up around the room

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Finally

• Compared to the start of the lesson, what do you
  now know about Japan?