Geography of japan and mesoamerica

Geography is a major factor in the decision of where a group of people decide to settle down. Geography effects everything from the political decisions of the society to the economy of it. It even impacts the social development of the members of the region. Two examples of regions that were affected greatly by their geography is Japan and Latin America.
Japan is a chain of islands in the pacific ocean off the coast of Asia. It is oftenly referred to as a archipelago. Its four main islands were Hokkaido in the north, Honshu in the center and Kyushu and Shikkoku in the southwest. The islands were very mountainous and part of the ring of fire, which is a group of islands in the Pacific ocean that are prone to earthquakes and volcanoes. Sometimes the earthquakes cause fatal tidal waves which sweep over the islands leaving a path of destruction. They are called tsunamis. Due to the mountainous terrain of the islands, the land was very difficult to farm. Although it was hard, t...