Preview Questions

1. Why does Japan devote so much energy to scientific and technological research in growing rice in northeastern Japan?
   
2. What physical/climatic geographic features influence northeast Japan?
   
3. How does Tokyo's transportation system differ from that found in a North American city such as New York, Chicago, or Los Angeles?
   
4. What constitutes a megalopolis? What other cities around the world might be considered a megalopolis?