Agriculture in Japan - Couverture souple

Professor Koide

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1241054975 ISBN 13 : 9781241054977

Editeur : Primary Sources, Historical Collections, 2011

Synopsis

This book, from the series Primary Sources: Historical Books of the World (Asia and Far East Collection), represents an important historical artifact on Asian history and culture. Its contents come from the legions of academic literature and research on the subject produced over the last several hundred years. Covered within is a discussion drawn from many areas of study and research on the subject. From analyses of the varied geography that encompasses the Asian continent to significant time periods spanning centuries, the book was made in an effort to preserve the work of previous generations.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Besides these chief islands, there are about 600 small islands not deserving of mention. It was called in ancient time Oyashima in Japanese that means Great Eight I slands. Japan extends for about 2,100 miles with a width of 200 miles at her widest part, and is a very mountainous country. There is a solid backbone of mountains running through each of the chief islands. We count six mounts which are over 10,000 feet high, and nine over 9,000 feet. So a great portion of the whole area is taken up by the mountains which can never be utilised for agriculture. The mountains form a divide or watershed in each island, so rivers which flow down on both sides are mostly short and rapid, though numerous. Of the areas unoccupied by mountains, hills, rivers or lakes, about 70 per cent, are taken by upland and 30 per cent, by low plains. The uplands are mostly on the skirts of volcanic mountains. They are generally covered with grass, among which grow several varieties of lilies and other flowering herbs. They present a gay aspect, but are not much used for agriculture. Low plains are distributed along the courses of rivers everywhere, and there all sorts of agriculture are carried on, every corner of land being used as far as possible to the utmost degree. Climate. Japan is much elongated from north to south, almost reaching to the frigid zone and the tropical zone at each end, and the country is also influenced much by the cold current of theO khotsk Sea in the north and a warm current in the south. A great variation of climate is a matter of course. But with the exception of the two extremities, Japan proper lies within the temperate zone. I can say with all confidence that we enjoy, both in temperature and humidity, practically the golden mean.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Primary Sources, Historical Collections
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1241054975
• ISBN 13: 9781241054977
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 50
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible