 Grab a new Frank from
 Bellringer: What types of
the stool
 Population Density
Simulation
 Japan: High Population
Density
 Reflection
problems would people
face if they lived in an
area with a high
population density?
 Learning Target: I can
discuss problems with
population density.
Nippon -- “Land of the Rising
Sun”
Japan and the United States
Japan’s Topography
Plains
Ishikari
Plain
Kanto Plain
Nobi Plain
Osaka Plain
Cities
Sapporo
Kyoto
Kobe
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Tokyo
Yokohama
Nagoya
Osaka
Fast Travel Throughout
Japan
Shinkansen:
Bullet Train
Japan’s Land Area and
Utilization
Mt. Aso -- Active Volcano
Shiranesan Caldera
Global Tectonic Plates
Japan -- On the “Fire Rim
of the Pacific”
Japanese Earthquakes: 19611994
Kobe Earthquake -- January 17,
1995
Average Monthly
Precipitation
in Three Cities
Japan’s Population Density
1,400
1,250
1,200
1,000
Thailand
Japan
China
Hong Kong
Singapore
800
600
400
200
61
126
7
0
Population in Millions
4
Japan’s Population Over 65
versus the United States
Japan’s Growing Older
Japan’s Age Breakdown
Under 15 years
15.8%
15 – 59 years
63.3%
60 and over
years
20.9%
 Hai: Yes
 Iie: No
 What are some of the problems that Japan faces
because of its high population density?
 Go over Population
Density Problems
 Solutions to population
density problems
 Reflection
 Learning Target: I can
discuss solutions to
problems caused by
population density.
 Bellringer:
 Grab your population density
worksheet from the stool.
 Look at the picture below. Describe it
using questions. Who, what, where,
when, why, how.
 Conversation: Level 0 unless called on
 Help: Raise your hand
 Activity: Look at each picture and come up with
questions. Fill out a Venn Diagram comparing the life
in the United States to life in Japan.
 Movement: you may not get up to sharpen your pencil
or go to the bathroom
 Participation: EYES on the screen. WRITE only about
the topic
 Arigatoo gozaimasu: Thank You
 Doo itashimashite: You’re Welcome
 Your city is facing major problems due to
overpopulation. Most of your people spend hours
stuck in traffic, space (for farming and housing) is
limited and pollution is rampant.
 You are a city planner. Design your own city which
addresses these problems.
 Of the options we’ve talked about, which of these
solutions to population density do you find the most
appealing? Why?
 Look at your Venn Diagram. What similarities and
differences do you notice to how the United States has
dealt with it’s population density issues to how Japan
has dealt with it’s issues?
 Middle East Test Debrief
 Culture in Asia
 Reflection
 Homework: Complete
 Bellringer:
Match the term
to the country
where you
think it
originated.
Haiku
Cultural Aspect
 Learning Target: I can
discuss how culture makes
a country unique.
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Sari
Pad Thai
Vermicelli
Kimono
Curry
Bee Bim Bo
Hinduism
Shintoism
Mandarin
Sumo
Wrestling
Country
 Japan
India
China
Thailand
South
Korea
 Vietnam
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What is culture? What components can you think of ? How
does it make a country or people unique?
 Conversation: Level 1
 Help: Raise your hand
 Activity: Use a book from the back and create culture
squares illustrating the differences in culture in Asian
countries. You may share resources with a partner, but
you must each create a culture square
 Movement: You may not get up to sharpen your pencil
 Participation: EYES on paper. WRITE only about the
Asian country assigned. TALK only about the Asian
country assigned to you.
 Think about the country that you researched. How
does its culture make it unique?
 Culture in Asia
 Computer Lab
 No Learning Target
 Bellringer: Look at the
picture below. Ask 6
questions (who, what,
where, when, why)
about the picture.