https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG en-us 2016-04-15 18:47:34 UTC 2017-08-08 22:06:59 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/aws/109472471/888a663ae438db0453dc12d4914dc2656c81e08c/ac14b68192be4626b48d791b79508fe3.jpg 20gregorym https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106200608 In Tokyo, the capital of Japan, you can hardly board a train during rush hour without losing your shoe. The population density is nearly 10 time that of the U.S. at 878 people per square mile. America's is only 87 people per square mile. ]]> 2016-04-17 22:28:10 UTC https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106200608 20gregorym https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106200730 2016-04-17 22:32:23 UTC https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106200730 20gregorym https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106200779 2016-04-17 22:33:29 UTC https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106200779 20gregorym https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106200826 2016-04-17 22:34:55 UTC https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106200826 20gregorym https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106200855 2016-04-17 22:35:41 UTC https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106200855 20gregorym https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106200935 A country this crowded takes it's toll on public transportation. That's why they've developed some of the fastest trains in the world, at speeds of up to 180 miles per hour. Rush hour at Japanese trains stations can get pretty hectic. There are so many people, that there are employees at the stations called pushers. Their jobs are to cram as many people onto the train during boarding as possible. The average time it takes to get to work in Tokyo is 90 minutes, maybe more.  Fortunately, less and less people have been owning/purchasing cars, which reduces traffic jams above ground, over the stations.]]> 2016-04-17 22:38:38 UTC https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106200935 20gregorym https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106202499 2016-04-17 23:20:40 UTC https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106202499 20gregorym https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106202899 2016-04-17 23:28:58 UTC https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106202899 20gregorym https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106203026 Tokyo subway systems]]> 2016-04-17 23:31:51 UTC https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106203026 20gregorym https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106203171 2016-04-17 23:34:46 UTC https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106203171 20gregorym https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106203257 2016-04-17 23:36:24 UTC https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106203257 20gregorym https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106205781 Tokyo Narita International Airport in Narita, Japan,]]> 2016-04-18 00:19:43 UTC https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106205781 20gregorym https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106206134 In the 1950's, Japanese houses consisted mostly of members of extended family, all living under the roof of a single-story, rural house. Nowadays, typically only nuclear families (only parents and children) live in small apartments no bigger than an American living room. But, they're making the most of their living arrangements by using rooms for multiple purposes. Still, even cemeteries are cramped. Bodies are cremated to save as much space as possible.]]> 2016-04-18 00:25:09 UTC https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106206134 20gregorym https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106206843 Rural Japanese house in 1954...]]> 2016-04-18 00:36:26 UTC https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106206843 20gregorym https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106207030 Japanese house today...]]> 2016-04-18 00:38:52 UTC https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106207030 20gregorym https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106207251 2016-04-18 00:42:39 UTC https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106207251 20gregorym https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106207331 2016-04-18 00:44:08 UTC https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106207331 20gregorym https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106207372 2016-04-18 00:44:47 UTC https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106207372 20gregorym https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106207388 Examples of Japanese house layouts.]]> 2016-04-18 00:45:05 UTC https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106207388 20gregorym https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106207429 2016-04-18 00:45:39 UTC https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106207429 20gregorym https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106207560 There's no question that land in the crowded country of Japan is beyond limited. For example, the Tokyo Narita International Airport in Narita, Japan have postponed their expansion plans for years due to prevention from homeowners in the area refusing to move.Things are so crowded above ground, Japan has has to build entire city systems underneath the cities and neighborhoods. There are malls, zoos, parks, art museums, and even a Buddhist temple. However this is very dangerous as this country is prone to earthquakes. Japan has also been taking advantage of land that hasn't been used yet. They've been filling lakes, marshes, and wetlands with rubble and dirt, to create brand new farmland and lots for buildings. This method does, however, destroy habitats of fish and small mammals that live in the places.]]> 2016-04-18 00:47:18 UTC https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106207560 20gregorym https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106210095 2016-04-18 01:21:33 UTC https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106210095 20gregorym https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106210355 2016-04-18 01:24:15 UTC https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106210355 20gregorym https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106210531 Land Utilization diagram]]> 2016-04-18 01:26:34 UTC https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106210531 20gregorym https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106210627 While Japan is no doubt a beautiful country, being so crowded comes with an abundance of downsides. Lots of people produce lots of pollution. 2 to 3 pounds per resident a day, to be exact. and the citizens aren't the only source either. There are countless producers; factory smoke, car exhaust, waste water, sewage, and more. These create acid rain, damaging plants and sometimes even buildings. Not to mention local factories that dumped mercury into Minimata Bay on the coast of Kyūshū island, located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, poisoning millions of people in the 1950s. Even though more car accidents happen in cities than country roads, and disease spreads faster the smaller the city, Japan's life expectancy is one of the highest in the world. The air is so polluted, in fact, that citizens wear face masks, like those used by doctors, to avoid breathing problems.]]> 2016-04-18 01:27:44 UTC https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106210627 20gregorym https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106212404 2016-04-18 01:56:29 UTC https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106212404 20gregorym https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106212483 2016-04-18 01:57:37 UTC https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106212483 20gregorym https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106212660 2016-04-18 02:00:42 UTC https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106212660 20gregorym https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106212715 2016-04-18 02:01:32 UTC https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106212715 20gregorym https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106212756 2016-04-18 02:02:15 UTC https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106212756 20gregorym https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106212928 Map/Diagram of Nitrogen outflow and water pollution]]> 2016-04-18 02:05:34 UTC https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106212928 20gregorym https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106212988 These things occur in Japan, but it still affects other countries across the globe. For example Singapore and Bangladesh are facing a similar life-expectancy confusion. Bangladesh is approximately 3 times as crowded as Japan, with about 3,018 people per square mile. Bangladesh consists mostly of poor farmland, and its residents have about a 60-year life expectancy. Singapore on the other hand is just over 20 times as crowded as Japan, at about 17,670 people per square mile, with a life expectancy of 82. But this may be because one country might have more resources than another, or just a better location. For instance, The Netherlands, in Western Europe, has no minerals and no energy resources, but their soil is fertile, and they produce quality farm-goods to trade to outside countries for things they don't have.]]> 2016-04-18 02:06:51 UTC https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106212988 20gregorym https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106213056 Life expectancy chart]]> 2016-04-18 02:08:12 UTC https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/106213056 20nielsenn https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/107061552
I like the picture for the inro

]]> 2016-04-21 16:50:16 UTC https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/107061552 20nielsenn https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/107064272 The subways look very complex and I could see how people can get jammed in them.]]> 2016-04-21 16:59:52 UTC https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/107064272 20breyero https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/107065585 I was surprised that there are employees at the stations called pushers. I learned How population density can affect land use. I wonder if they will ever be able to why they make rice stakes. ]]> 2016-04-21 17:05:42 UTC https://padlet.com/20gregorym/MalindaG/wish/107065585