Population Density in Japan: Life in a Crowded Country



NAME: __________________________ DATE:___________ PD:______

Population Density in Japan: Life in a Crowded Country

How does population density affect the way people live?

Geoterms:

arable land –

arithmetic population density –

physiologic population density –

population distribution –

|COUNTRY → |  | | |

|Total Land Area |  | | |

|(square miles) | | | |

|Total Population | | | |

|Arithmetic Population Density (people per |  | | |

|square mile) | | | |

|Percentage of Arable Land |  | | |

|Arable Land Area | | | |

|(square miles) | | | |

|Physiologic Population Density |  | | |

|(people per square mile) | | | |

Background Information:

A. Japan occupies an ________________________, or chain of islands.

- _____ large islands and ____________ smaller islands

B. Japan enjoys a _________________________ climate.

- Heavy snowfall is limited to ___________________________ and the far _____________.

C. A chain of ______________________ mountains forms the ______________________ of Japan.

- _________________ towers over Tokyo, the world’s most ________________________ city.

D. Continued _______________________________ leads to frequent _____________________.

- Undersea ___________________________ can trigger ________________________.

E. Only about _________ of Japan is _________________ land. The rest is too ________________.

- About ______ of the population lives on limited __________ land near the ______________.

I. How Population Density Affects Transportation

A. Public transportation: B. Private cars and parking problems:

The average __________ time in Tokyo is an _______________ each day

• The Japanese have developed an efficient public transit system

• Crowded underground subways

• Bullet trains travel between cities at up to 180 mph

Car ownership has ________________, so traffic congestion is a part of daily life

• Residents of Tokyo cannot ________ a car unless they can _________ they have a _______________

• The use of _______________-controlled parking lots has developed, _______________ in narrow slots

II. How Population Density Affects Housing

A. From the country to the city: B. Making the most of limited space:

Because flat land for building is ___________, housing can be ________________.

• Most homes in Japan are far ___________ than those in the U.S.

• __________ families used to live together in _________ areas

• Education & jobs = ________________

The Japanese have developed ________ ways to use __________ wisely

• Many homes don’t have separate _____________, only futons

• Household ______________ shrunk

• Capsule __________

• ______________ instead of burial

III. How Population Density Affects Land Use

A. Building up and down: B. Creating new land:

- The Japanese have found __________ ways to use the _________ that is available

• _____________ use earthquake-resistant construction techniques in order to build _____________

• Underground _____________ centers, restaurants, parks, ____________, and even a zoo

New land has been ______________ by filling in shallow wetlands with __________

• Destroys coastal __________ habitats & can be ___________ to earthquakes

• Cut rice _____________ into hillsides

• Floating ___________?

IV. How Population Density Affects Health

A. Pollution problems: B. Long lives:

Japan’s _______________ cities have created _____________ issues

• Limited space for _____________, ____________, & waste-water disposal

• _____________ from factories & cars

• Despite these __________, Japan mostly remains extremely __________

The Japanese enjoy one of the ____________ life expectancies in the world

• Sick people often wear _______________ to avoid spreading the disease

• Japan has some of the _____________ environmental laws in the world

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