Japan Flashcards
(25 cards)
What are the 4 main urban issues in japan?
Heath, Housing, Land Use, and Transportation
Japan is on _________ major tectonic plates
4
True or False: Japan is on the ring of fire
True
True or False? Japan is on 6 major tectonic plates
False
What percent of Japan is arable?
11%
What are Japan’s 4 major islands?
From north to south - Hokkaido (happy), Honshu (hippos), Shikoku (sing), Kyushu (karaoke)
What island is directly north of Honshu?
Hokkaido
In Japan, what are the three main health issues?
Garbage; acid rain; toxic water pollution
In Japan, what are the three main housing issues?
Each person only has 170 sq ft; no place to bury deceased; no land for new housing
In Japan, what are the three main land use issues?
Not enough space; natural disasters; not enough arable land
In Japan, what are the three main transportation issues?
Traffic jams/parking; number of people using public transit; long commute times
In Japan, what did they do about the Garbage issue?
They made 44 different categories of recycling, if the people don’t recycle they get a fine.
In Japan, what did they do about the Acid Rain issue?
They made monitoring stations.
What did they do about the toxic water pollution problem?
Not allowing people to dump stuff in the river, if companies do they have to pay a fine.
what did They do about the 170 ft.² per person issue?
foldable beds, multipurpose rooms, small appliances.
What did they do about the no place for a remains of deceased issue?
cremating: Process of burning dead bodies and put ashes in an urn.
what did they do about the no land for houses issue?
they made tiny houses
What did they do about the not enough space for buildings issue?
They built up and down, and underground.
What did they do about the natural disasters issue?
They made flexible towers which of shock absorbers, and the bases slightly move side to side when earthquakes happens
What did they do about needing more arable land issue?
they build terraces into the sides of mountains
what did they do about the commute issue?
They build bullet trains which don’t sit on tracks and are 185 mph
what did they do about the traffic jam/parking issue?
they build underground parking garages, and underground bike stations
What did they do but the number of people using public transportation issue?
they have pushers, and the public transportation is very efficient
What is the population density number in Japan?
880 people per square mile
