GEO 200 Worksheet 6-2

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GEO 200 Worksheet Template Guidelines and Rubric Overview: Each worksheet activity in this course allows you to engage deeply with a specific geographic region by analyzing its fundamental themes of geography. Engaging in these activities allows you to practice some key skills needed to explore the region you chose for your final project. Complete each question fully—not only to receive full points but also to gain valuable feedback from your instructor to hone your skills moving forward. Prompt: Complete the following steps: I. Select a region from the list provided in the assigned module in Brightspace, and address the questions related to the geographic themes below by replacing the bracketed text with the relevant information. II. Address each question in the worksheet in detail. a) Refer to your module resources and the Themes of Geography resource for more information about your region and each theme to complete this worksheet. b) In each response, describe in detail your selected region using a minimum of four complete sentences in your own words. (Paraphrase the information; do not quote or copy and paste from the text.) c) Be sure to cite your sources in APA format, including the Themes of Geography resource, in the references section. III. Once you have completed this worksheet, save your worksheet file and upload it to Brightspace to submit this assignment. Question Response Chosen Region Japan 1. Location and Connectivity: What are the absolute and relative locations of your selected region? How does this region connect to others? Japan is an island country off the east coast of Asia. The absolute location of Japan is 36.2048° N, 138.2529° E. Japan is surrounded by seas as the whole nation is on an island. 2. Physical Characteristics: How would you describe the climate, physiography, landscape, and natural hazards of your selected region? Address at least three of the physical characteristics listed above for this worksheet. Note: This is part of the Place theme of geography. Japan is mainly comprised of 4 main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. Most of these islands are quite mountainous with the main island Honshu housing Mt Fuji. Japan is also filled with rivers that flow into the surrounding seas. Japan’s weather ranges depending on how south or north you are. The north being much colder whereas the south has a more tropical climate at some points. However, some islands look much different from one another, when including all of Japan, there are also many flatlands, volcanoes, and subtropical climates. Japan is located on several tectonic plates, so this typically means it experiences many natural hazards such as earthquakes and volcanoes.

Question Response 3. Human Characteristics: What are the language families/groups, religions, races, and cultures of your selected region? What are the region’s population density and economic development? Address at least three of the human characteristics listed above for this worksheet. Note: This also is part of the Place theme of geography. Japan is made of numerous ethnicities such as, Yamato Japanese, Ryukyuan Japanese, Korean, Latin American, Chinese, and Filipino making up most of them. The population density of Japan is 900 people per mi^2. Japan is known for manufacturing numerous technologies such as TVS, and have recently seen a decline in population growth, this has all lead to an economic increase here. Lastly, the average age of citizens living in Japan is 46. 4. Human/Environment Interactions: How do the physical and human characteristics interact to produce notable observations of the landscape in your selected region? Address at least three of this worksheet's human/environmental characteristics listed above. A major interaction between the inhabitants of Japan and its environment would be the Fukushima nuclear power plant. This power plant produces tons of toxic waste every year and most definitely affects the environment in Japan. Also, Japan’s landscape produces an abundance of timber since forests line the mountains in this region. The drawback is that there are not many farmable acres in Japan, leaving rice patty farms to produce a large amount of agriculture in Japan. 5. Movement: With how much ease and ability do ideas, goods, and people flow in and out of your selected region? What drives this movement? Considering how broken up the land in Japan is since it is made up of numerous islands, people utilize bridges and ferries to traverse throughout all of Japan. Japan also sees lots of migration from China, a huge majority of the population in Japan is of Chinese descent. This is mainly due to the poor life quality in most of China due to overpopulation. This combined with how close Japan is to mainland China makes it an easy choice. References: Regions of Japan - Explore Japan - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan . (n.d.). Web-Japan.org. https://web-japan.org/kidsweb/explore/regions/index.html#:~:text=On%20the%20basis%20of%20geographical Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. (2007). I.Land and Climate of Japan . Www.mlit.go.jp. https://www.mlit.go.jp/river/basic_info/english/land.html#:~:text=Located%20in%20the%20Circum%2DPacific Japan geography, maps, climate, environment and terrain from Japan | CountryReports - CountryReports . (n.d.). Www.countryreports.org. https://www.countryreports.org/country/Japan/geography.htm Japan - People . (n.d.). Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/place/Japan/People Rubric

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