Imagine that you go to school in Tokyo, the capital of Japan. Every day you ride the Tokyo "bullet train" to school. What is it like? You probably must stand up for your two-hour ride. Every day more and more people jam the train. Often the car is so crowded that special station guards push people inside so the doors can close behind them. This is not an exaggeration. The country of Japan is smaller than California. But it is home for 125 million people. Over 26.5 million of them live in Tokyo and its suburbs. Public transportation, roads and living space are extremely crowded. Click on Internet Activities at the left for help in completing the Chapter Review Activity on page 73 of your textbook. In this activity you will create a graph using information you get from the U.S. Census Bureau. For additional sites on topics related to Geography Tools and Concepts, click on the Hot Links at the left.

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