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habits, and traditions. Like ways of life for their way of thinking, behaving, or working. Japan is made up of four major islands along with over six-thousand minor ones that cover approximately 234,890 square miles. The four islands are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu, with the Pacific Ocean facing the entire eastern and southern coastline. On the north and west side is the Sea of Okhotsk, the Sea of Japan, and the East China Sea. With Japan being surround by the ocean the Japanese life is

1 12 13 Title: To what extent was the Battle of Iwo Jima strategically important to American forces? Table of contents: Identification and evaluation of sources:????????????????.p.2 Investigation:???????????????????????????p.4 Reflection:????????????????????????????p.9 Appendix:????????????????????????????p.11 Name: Arian Taveras Total Word count: 2,183 Identification and Evaluation of sources The focus of this investigation will be ?To what extent was the Battle of Iwo Jima strategically

On August 6th, 1945, the Enola gay took off to bomb Japan, changing the world forever. At 8:15 in the morning, a massive, mushroom cloud rose over Hiroshima, Japan killing more than 70,000 people. The first atomic bomb had been used in combat. Then on August 9, another bomb was sent in by the bomber Bock’s Car. It was originally supposed to go to the city of Kokura, but the weather was bad so it was redirected to Nagasaki killing 40,000 people. With the death tolls at around 129,000, Japan unconditionally

Japanese tsunami of 2011 would give me a crash course in flora, fauna and structural destruction. To begin, the resilient flora of the area is not immune to the destruction of this cataclysmic event. Ironically, I was sailing off northeastern coast of Honshu right above the earthquake that

Japanese Culture The country of Japan is made up of a collection of thousands of islands that sits off of the south-eastern coast of the Eurasian continent. There are four main islands that make up 98% of the land area, they are known as: Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku (Yale Geography). Japan is located in a volcanic zone known as the Ring of Fire, which is an area of the Pacific Ocean in which a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur (Ring of Fire Map). There are over one

Adams, Matthew World Geography Mr. Koldoff 13 May, 2015 Japan: A Nation of Many Excitements Japan is one of the most interesting nations in the world. Many different cultures and religions exist in this country. Japan is a large archipelago of islands just east of Korea. Although the country is very often looked at as a country of many different and large cities, it is also full of grasslands and agricultural opportunities. Japan is also one of the leading electronic suppliers of the world. This

Steller sea lion pups possess thick rough coats with a mostly dark appearance. After the first molt, their color lightens. The complexion of female and male Steller sea lions is a golden-brown to a reddish brown. They have a somewhat darker shade in their chest and abdomen. Steller sea lions also display sexual dimorphism which means that the males are remarkably larger than females. Similar to all pinnipeds, the Steller sea lions have whiskers to sense prey. They also molt every year which parallels

The atomic bomb was the most destructive thing on the planet at that time. It had the power “equal to 12-15,000 tons of TNT” or a “22-kiloton blast” (Bombing Of Hiroshima and Nagasaki) depending on which of the two atomic bombs are being talked about. Using the atomic weapons is something that should not be taken lightly and does not come without consequences, though. However, ending a war or shortening it by any means necessary is a just cause, but to effectively do so a decision must be made on

Why Did Mrs Endo Die? Introduction In this essay, I will not only attempt to explain all the factors which may have caused Mrs Endo’s death, but also the causes and results of the 1995 Kobe earthquake. Background Information The 1995 Kobe earthquake (known as the Great Hanshin” earthquake in Japan) hit Japan on Tuesday the 17th of January at 5:40 am. It is called the “Kobe earthquake”, not because the epicentre of the earthquake was in the Japanese city of Kobe but because Kobe was very much

Since the early days, the men try overcome environmental challenges and, in this process, ends up creating amazing masterpieces of engineering. Among this works, the bridges appears as the clearest representatives of how the mankind could adapt to Earth’s contours. If the shape of landscape can’t be changed, the bridges are the solution to link two places and allows the connection of the traffic to improve aspects such as the communication and the trade. Depending to the need, to the sources and