Japan: A Developed Country Flashcards
What are the 4 main islands of Japan?
Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu (going further south)
What is the landscape like in Japan?
The country has a spine of high mountains which are mainly steep, wooded mountains. 80% of Japan is uninhabitable. Small amounts of flaunt land are found round the coast.
What is the climate like in Japan?
In the North of Hokkaido, it is cold enough to have ski resorts.
In the South of Kyushu, the climate is almost tropical with warm summers and lots of beaches.
The entirety of Japan receives rain and snow but the North and West get it all year round compared to the South and East.
What kind of natural disasters does Japan face?
Japan suffers from earthquakes, tsunamis, and typhoons (tropical storms).
What is the recent history of Japan?
Japan was devastated by world war two; Most of its industry was destroyed and two major cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed by Atomic bombs.
What is the culture of Japan like?
Japan has a very hard working culture.
People generally work very long hours.
They are very patriotic.
Education is very important.
Failure in education and careers is often considered a disgrace
What is the population of Japan like?
Japan’s population is around 125 million.
It has an ageing population as people are now living to a very old age.
Family sizes are small as the Birth rate is low.
It is very densely populated (crowded) as there is not much flat land.
Using Japan’s population pyramid, state:
The life expectancy
Death rate
Birth rate
Japan has a low birth rate, due to the short base
Japan has a low death rate, because the sides aren’t sloping
Japan has a high life expectancy, because many people are living over 80.
Why is the birth rate low in Japan?
- Contraception is available to prevent unwanted pregnancies.
- Family planning advice / sex education is available
- Children are expensive and cannot work
- People are too busy working to get married and have kids.
- Women have careers and do not get married until later in life.
Why is the death rate low in Japan?
- There is good healthcare with many doctors.
- Drugs / Medicine is available.
- There is good housing with clean water and sanitation.
- There is plenty of food and a healthy diet.
Why has Japan become one of the richest countries in the world?
It has developed High Technology Industries such as computers, electronics and cars.
These products are in high demand worldwide and are very high in value. (They cost a lot of money to buy).
What is life like in Japan?
Education and Healthcare are amongst the best in the world.
People live longer on average than any other country.
Diet and sanitation are excellent.
Houses are small and people work very long hours.
Why has Japan become so successful?
- It has a very hard working culture and failure is considered a disgrace
- It has a very good education system
- It has developed industries which are in high demand around the world
a. Car manufacturing eg Nissan
b. Electronics eg Sony - It is in a good location for trade because it is an island with many ports.
- It has easy access by sea to trade with the world’s biggest economic powers of China and the USA. This has allowed for the importing of raw materials for its factories and the exporting of its goods around the world.
