Nt1310 Unit 2 Research Paper

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Japan is an island nation off the coast of East Asia. It is made up of four large islands and about 3,900 smaller ones. On a map, they form a thin crescent moon. All together, they form an area about the size of Montana. To the west, the sea of Japan separates it from its nearest neighbors, Korea and China. To the east lies the Pacific ocean. Japan has a moderate climate. Summers are nice. Winters are mild, with heavy snowfall limited to the north. Japan makes crops due to rain in the summer.

About three-quarters of Japan is mountainous. They were formed by tectonic plates colliding. Volcanoes were formed by the land breaking, and the liquid rock built up in it. A lot of the volcanoes are active, yet no one knows when one will erupt. The

They used to be largely rural, but it changed. There used to be extended families living under one roof.

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Conflicts can arise when people have to share land. For years, people have blocked plans to extend the airport. One way to make better use of land in Japan is to make taller buildings. Though this is very difficult in an active earthquake zone. So the state banned buildings to a safer height. Today the Japanese build buildings upward using earthquake-resistant building techniques. These buildings can now withstand severe shaking.

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Japanese cookies may be the best packaged treats in the world. Each cookie is wrapped in its own cellophane pack. The packets are placed in a box. The box is wrapped in paper. When the box is sold, it may be wrapped again and put into a bag. All those wrappings are just one source of Tokyo’s pounds of trash that a typical Tokyo resident makes each day. Multiply it by 12 million, and you get a breeding ground for flies, rats and disease. Garbage is just one source of health problems. Whenever people crowd into cities, pollution follows. Factory smoke and car exhaust create smog and breathing problems. The pollution makes acid rain, burning buildings and killing livestock. High population density makes diseases spread more quickly in small towns. Though Japan fixed it up, there is still major