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Japan Topographic Assessment Paper

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GEOGRAPHY ASSESSMENT Japan is an archipelago country that located in East Asia and consists of 47 prefectures. The capital city of Japan is Tokyo. Japan has approximately 127 million people in its 145,000 square mile country area. Therefore, Japan is considered as one of the most densely populated country in the world (see Demographic Assessment – Population section). In addition, it is stated that Japan’s land area is a little smaller compared to California. Appendix L shows the comparison of Japan’s land size area with the United States land size area. In addition, it is mentioned that Japan’s land area consists of 70% “mountainous terrain” with 18% of the area consists of people dwelling. Moreover, the highest mountain in Japan is Mount Fuji with a peak of 12,389 feet. Appendix M is Japan’s topographic map that shows how more than a half land of Japan (73%) is a mountainous terrain.
Neighborhood Countries
As it is mentioned above, Japan is located in East Asia. In the east of Japan, there are several neighborhood countries, including China, North Korea, South Korea, and Russia. In addition, below Japan, there are several neighborhood countries, including, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and further to Australia. …show more content…

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