PRESENTATION OUTLINE
WARM-UP
If an area was made up of small islands and was very mountainous how do you think society might develop?
Objectives
- Examine Japanese Geography.
- Analyze how this geography affects their way of life.
- Evaluate how tradition and modernity coexist in Japan today.
E.Q. - Even though Japan's geography is the same, the world has changed. How has the modern world affected Japan's culture? (Think: Movement).
Japan
Is on an archipelago - a chain of islands - in Eastern Asia. Many of these islands are highly mountainous.
Japan
Often a lack of space and mountains has made people collect into smaller villages with specific focuses, such as fishing or farming.
Japan
Is a country with Buddhism and Shintoism as its main religions. In Shintoism, families and communities often maintained shrines dedicated to spirits, ancestors, and the gods with which they prayed to for life and guidance.
