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Japan
Geog,Climate,Land,Industry,Culture
22
Geography
6th Grade
05/23/2008

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archipelago
Definition

a group or chain of islands

(example=Japan)

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Hokkaido

Definition

island of Japan that is located farthest north (colder climate)

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Honshu
Definition

island of Japan that is the largest and most populated

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Shikoku
Definition

island of Japan that is the smallest (of the 4 main islands)

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Kyushu
Definition

island of Japan that is located farthest south

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Mt. Fuji
Definition

Japan's highest mountain;

located on the island of Honshu

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terracing

Definition

forming a staircase on mountainous land to make extra farmland and prevent erosion

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Kanto Plain
Definition
largest manufacturing area in Japan
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manufacturing, fishing, timber
Definition

leading sources of industry

in Japan

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Bonsai
Definition

Japanese art of growing miniature trees (conserves space)

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kimono
Definition

traditional Japanese robe or dress

(made of silk)

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sushi
Definition

rice rolled with vegetables or fish;

Popular Japanese food

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Tokyo
Definition
capital of Japan
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mountains and forests
Definition

2 main types of land in Japan

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Japan
Definition

an industrial and economic power in the world

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yen
Definition
Japanese currency (money)
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samurai

Definition
Japanese warrior
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Nippon
Definition

means "land of the rising sun";

name the Japanese call their land

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kabuki
Definition
a Japanese play or theater
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haiku
Definition
a Japanese poem with 17 syllables;  usually about nature
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origami
Definition
the Japanese art of folding paper
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Shinto
Definition

major religion in Japan;

means "way of the gods";

believe that gods called kami live in natural places

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