Japan is an island country located east of the Sea of Japan. It has four main islands - Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu - surrounded by mountains and with Tokyo on Honshu as its capital and largest city. The document instructs to label locations on a map including seas, regions, and cities, and compares the Kanto and Hokkaido regions in terms of climate, population density, and industries.

1. Where is Japan ? Describe its location in detail and move the shape into the correct place.

2. Hokkaido

3. Kanto

4. What is Japan like ? Label the following : Sea of Japan Hokkaido Honshu Shikoku Kyushu Mountains (shade in) Kanto region Tokyo Use p31 in the Atlas to help you.

5. Which 2 regions should be compared ? Japan is divided into 47 regions known as prefectures. KANTO Tokyo is the biggest city HOKKAIDO Sapporo is its biggest city Summers over 30'C Winter 0-7'C Jan rainfall = 49mm Long, cold winters with snow from Nov -April Cool summers Coastal areas are highly urbanized Only 16% of the land is urban Many mountains Volcanic springs Large (78,413km2) Small (2000km2) 40 million people with 12 million in Tokyo 5.5 million (72 people per km2) 5000 people per km2 Tertiary Primary (agriculture) CORE PERIPHERY