1.  Select the first site.   You should see a Map of Japan.  Click on it.   Print the map for your tour group.

2.  Click on Back to return to the class web page.    Describe where Japan is located. 

3.  In what weather zone is Japan found and what is the climate like?    

4.  How large is Japan in square meters? 

5.  How does Japan compare in size to the U.S., Australia, and Britain?

  6.  Write the population of Japan and explain where most people live.  

7.  How many islands make up Japan?

8. How much of Japan is forest and how much is mountainous?

9.  Why do Hokkaido and Okinawa have such different climates? _

10. List the kinds of Natural disasters Japan experiences.

11. Click Back to get to the main menu and click on Regions.  How many municipal governments are  found in Japan.  Municipal government means city government.

12. What is the population density?   _____  That means about how many people live on each square kilometer of land.

13.  How does this density compare with that of the U.S and Britain?

14.  Describe Tokyo.  Include the number of people found in the city.     

15.  How do people in Japan cope with heavy snows and typhoons?  Scroll down the page to find the answer.