Tokyo Population Essay

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TOKYO METROPOLIS POPULATION The Geographic Features of Honshu, Japan and Living in the Overpopulated Tokyo Ryan S. Harris University of Maryland University College GEOG100-A851 Introduction to Geography Instructor: Dr. Lance D. Limoges Abstract The purpose of this term paper is to explore the Tokyo Metropolis area on the island of Honshu. The Tokyo Metropolis area is a very small plane with nearly 35 million people living literally on top of each other. The island of Honshu has many rigid geographic features that directly affect the reasons for the overpopulation problem in Tokyo. This report will define the Tokyo’s overpopulation issues to include birth rates and popular reasons to why Tokyo is overpopulated. Japan itself as the seventh largest Island in the world located directly on the volcanic “Ring of Fire” has a total population of 128 million people and is estimated to have under 100 million people in the year 2050. This paper will explain the reasons behind that fact and will cite all sources proving these facts true. Concluding this paper will be a personal experience from living in Tokyo and will provide graphic pictures of such. The Tokyo Metropolis City is the most populated city in the world. In this paper I will show you some of the reasons why that is and why it won’t be for long. Tokyo is on the Eastern side of the main island of Japan, Honshu. First I will talk about the geography of Honshu, Japan and some of the possible reasons why the population is so high in the Tokyo Metropolis area. Next I will talk about the underlining facts of the Tokyo and Japan population struggle that goes all the way back to the 1930’s. I will show you graphs and photos of the areas I chose to talk about. And lastly I will tell you what it’s like to be a resident here in Tokyo, Japan to include transportation issues causing pollution and the
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