https://padlet.com/nicole_golesh/9v9lyzoq0piw en-us 2017-10-26 17:14:25 UTC 2017-10-30 17:48:38 UTC hello@padlet.com nedia_sparks https://padlet.com/nicole_golesh/9v9lyzoq0piw/wish/200935358 Japan is an island chain.
Located east of the Koreas.
Consists of several thousand islands.
A bit smaller than California
Over 50% is mountainous and covered with forests.
Has many volcanoes and experiences many earthquakes.
The islands stretch about 1,500 miles.

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 Japanese relied on the sea for many aspects of daily life  

they also relied on china for trade to live and thrive  

Japan also adopted most inventions and religions from china 

 earthquakes are common and result from a fault that circles the Pacific Ocean, causing earthquakes on the west coast of North and South America as well  


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Once Japan was exposed to the outside world they focused on being a military-based country.]]> 2017-10-26 17:51:20 UTC https://padlet.com/nicole_golesh/9v9lyzoq0piw/wish/200954542 nedia_sparks https://padlet.com/nicole_golesh/9v9lyzoq0piw/wish/200955173 Residents of Japan got information from other residents inside Japan by messengers on foot.]]> 2017-10-26 17:52:17 UTC https://padlet.com/nicole_golesh/9v9lyzoq0piw/wish/200955173 nedia_sparks https://padlet.com/nicole_golesh/9v9lyzoq0piw/wish/200960278 https://www.lcps.org/cms/lib/VA01000195/Centricity/Domain/10599/Japan.pdf]]> 2017-10-26 18:01:05 UTC https://padlet.com/nicole_golesh/9v9lyzoq0piw/wish/200960278 nkpurcell https://padlet.com/nicole_golesh/9v9lyzoq0piw/wish/201325856 500 C.E to 1700 C.E]]> 2017-10-27 18:35:34 UTC https://padlet.com/nicole_golesh/9v9lyzoq0piw/wish/201325856 nedia_sparks https://padlet.com/nicole_golesh/9v9lyzoq0piw/wish/201328455 Island chain
Mountainous Regions
Natural Disasters]]> 2017-10-27 18:42:25 UTC https://padlet.com/nicole_golesh/9v9lyzoq0piw/wish/201328455 madelinekriha https://padlet.com/nicole_golesh/9v9lyzoq0piw/wish/201330732 2017-10-27 18:48:36 UTC https://padlet.com/nicole_golesh/9v9lyzoq0piw/wish/201330732 nkpurcell https://padlet.com/nicole_golesh/9v9lyzoq0piw/wish/201331184 http://web-japan.org/museum/historyofjp/histjp.html]]> 2017-10-27 18:49:49 UTC https://padlet.com/nicole_golesh/9v9lyzoq0piw/wish/201331184 nkpurcell https://padlet.com/nicole_golesh/9v9lyzoq0piw/wish/201333302 2017-10-27 18:55:32 UTC https://padlet.com/nicole_golesh/9v9lyzoq0piw/wish/201333302 nedia_sparks https://padlet.com/nicole_golesh/9v9lyzoq0piw/wish/201333327 Japan is an island chain off the coast of the Koreas. It is very mountainous and forest-covered. It has four main islands: Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Hokkaido. It has a total land mass about 142,000 square miles. It has thousands of islands that stretch 1,500 miles.]]> 2017-10-27 18:55:35 UTC https://padlet.com/nicole_golesh/9v9lyzoq0piw/wish/201333327 madelinekriha https://padlet.com/nicole_golesh/9v9lyzoq0piw/wish/201336876 2017-10-27 19:06:02 UTC https://padlet.com/nicole_golesh/9v9lyzoq0piw/wish/201336876 madelinekriha https://padlet.com/nicole_golesh/9v9lyzoq0piw/wish/201843412 Trade with China and Korea became important to get the resources needed in daily life

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