JAPAN 50 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Japanese Archipelago, East China Sea, Northern Kyushu
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**note: text in blue is material discussed in class, text in black is supplemental material from the textbook. You do not have to know the japanese characters for the exam. Chapter 1: the prehistory of the japanese archipelago. Hokkaido ( ), honshu ( ), shikoku ( ), kyushu ( ) Okinawa was semi-autonomous (wasn"t part of japan until recently) Separated from asia by sea of okhotsk, sea of japan, & east china sea. Sits on the intersection of 4+ tectonic plates geologic upheaval. Steep mountain ranges vs. fertile plains: tsukushi plain (northern kyushu) social/tech development, honshu: kinai plain (nara & kyoto), nobi plain, kanto plain (surrounds tokyo) Weather : winter: snow on northwestern sides, dry winds on pacific coast, summer: early rain. Northward warm current (kuroshio) & southward cool current (oyashio) mix together to provide variety of food sources on pacific coast. Biological diversity due to varied temperatures and terrain.
