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Group of Islands
Archipelago
Powerful leaders of Japan’s past
Shogun
The ability to make and produce goods at a lower cost than competitors
Comparative Advantage
Began when North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950, histories longest war
Korean War
Huge urban areas that are made up of several large and smaller cities
Megalopolis
Warrior lords who supported Shoguns
Samurai
Capital city of japan
Tokyo
Traditional Japanese religion
Shinto
Large destructive ocean waves that are created by distant earthquakes. Most frequent in the Pacific Ocean
Tsunami
growing crops in very available piece of land
Intensive Cultivation
Leaves on trees
Foliage
Groups of related families in which many Japanese tract their ancestry
Clan
Japan’s four large main islands
Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu
Yokohama
BONUS
Japan's chief port
Shortage in a particular area
Scarcity
Shinto
BONUS
Traditional Japanese religion
Major river on the Korean Peninsula
Yalu River
Tokyo
BONUS
Capital city of Japan
Large plain in eastern Japan
Kanto Plain
Archipelago
BONUS
Group of Islands
Japan’s chief port city
Yokohama
Scarcity
BONUS
Shortage in a particular area
When countries rely on each other for goods and other materials
Inter - Independent
When the power of the emperor was restored in Japan
Meiji Restoration
Two Japanese cities that the first atomic bombs were dropped on to end World War II
Hiroshima and Nagasaki