Children's book Living in a Low Land / Naoko Hasegawa / kenta Yamamoto

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Children's Books
[Introduction to the Contents]
The Japanese climate varies according to the four seasons and differs between the north and south of the country and between the Pacific Ocean side and the Sea of Japan side. In addition, the Japanese landscape is characterized by its mountainous nature with few plains.
"Local Coverage! Japanese Land and People Living" is a series of learning materials that are compatible with elementary school social studies textbooks and explain how people adapt to these different Japanese natural conditions.
Volume 4 explains the lives of people living on land lower than the surface of a river, taking Kaizu City in Gifu and Katori in Chiba as an example. It introduces the preparation for flood disasters in Japan, the history of flood control, how to read hazard maps, agriculture and tourism taking advantage of the climate and geography, together with extensive maps, illustrations and data materials based on local coverage.